Stonewise · Fall onto or against objects
CUTTING STONE WITH 16LB SLEDGE HAMMER A FRAGMENT OF STONE FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS LWOER RIGHT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
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Stonewise · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STONE WITH A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. UPON STRIKING A STONE, A SMALL STONE FRAGMENT FLEW INTO THE BICEP OF THE RIGHT ARM, CUTTING THROUGH THE SKIN & LODGING IN THE TISSUE.
August 10, 1989
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stonewise · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE BREAKING ROCK WITH THE HAMMER, TRYING TO REMOVE THE ROCK.
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