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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220260540012 · 02/17/2026 · Capital Quarries Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
8 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Michael K Farmer; Elliott (Bud) E Farmer
Operator
Capital Quarries Company Inc
Mine
2301779

Narrative

Employee was holding a bearing still while another employee was hammering a chisel to remove race from the housing. During one of the hammer strikes to the chisel something broke off and the object went through sweatshirt of the employee holding the bearing and into EE's left forearm. Employee was taken to clinic where a piece of metal was removed; employee required three stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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