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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220253170434 · 10/24/2025 · American Rock Salt Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
10.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Joseph G Bucci
Operator
American Rock Salt Company LLC
Mine
3003255

Narrative

While doing maintenance on the undercutter, EE and another miner were driving a cylinder pin out and the hammer EE was holding while another miner was hitting it with another hammer, and their arm was forced down onto the cylinder, cutting their forearm requiring 3 stitches

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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