# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220042100011` · 07/23/2004 · Lafarge North America
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** ARM,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 3.62 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Lafarge S A
- **Operator:** Lafarge North America
- **Mine:** [2300158](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/2300158)
## Narrative

Employee breaking up lumps of weathered clinker being reclaimed through grated hopper. Used hammer to hit long jack hammer bit, like a chisel to break lumps, chisel in left hand, hammer in right. Shard of metal from top of jack hammer bit broke off, striking employee on inside of arm cutting vein. Antibiotics and tetanus shots administered, wound sutured.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*