HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Placer Mining Corporation
Start: 09/04/2007

220072530082 · 09/04/2007 · Placer Mining Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 6
Mine experience: 17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert Hopper
Operator: Placer Mining Corporation
Mine: 1000083

Narrative

An employee in the mill was using a handle extension to release a chain binder. When the chain binder released, the pipe handle extension flew off the handle and struck his left hand breaking his middle finger.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown