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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220260900015 · 03/25/2026 · Stone Splitters #3

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
1
Mine experience
26 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jamie Fargo
Operator
Stone Splitters #3
Mine
3402084

Narrative

Employee using a hammer to tighten a bolt with a striker wrench. Hammer glanced off cover of crusher, smashing a finger between frame & handle of hammer. Did 1st aid, employee refused the er at that time, going home & later decided to go to a clinic having no fracture, received 3 stitches. Missed one day, returning on Friday 3/27/2026 with no restrictions.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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