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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220253650018 · 12/30/2025 · Mountain Valley Stone, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
10.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert J Hicken; Paul R Ballif
Operator
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc.
Mine
4202121

Narrative

Employee was splitting flagstone with a chisel and hammer the stone they were working on opened up. When employee took the chisel out of the opening of the split rock, the rock closed on their right index finger. A rupture wound from the pressure exerted on the finger and a small tip fracture was the result of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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