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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220242290006 · 08/05/2024 · Michigan Materials and Aggregates Co

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
KNIFE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
0
Mine experience
10.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CRH PLC
Operator
Michigan Materials and Aggregates Co
Mine
2000041

Narrative

Employee was using a razor knife to cut a piece of rubber for a conveyor back plate. The knife caught the edge of a steel plate, used for a template, and skipped up causing the employee to pull the knife across the right thigh, cut through the jeans and cutting the employee. The cut was about two inches long requiring six sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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