Warehouseman fatality
EE HAD GONE UP TO THE CRUSHER AND SHUT OFF JAW, BECAUSE A ROCK HAD BECOME STUCK. HE WAS HITTING THE ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS NOT FOR SURE AS NO ONE SAW IT AT FIRST, BUT WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK, THE SLEDGE MUST HAVE GLANCED OFF, THE SLEDGE HAMMER CAME BACK WITH FORCE, HITTING EE IN THE HEAD, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACK OVER TO GROUND. HAMMER DID INJURY NOT FAL
- Classification
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Not Powered)
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
- Nature of injury
- UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience in this job
- 5 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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