HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Hecla Limited
Start: 09/24/2025

220253170044 · 09/24/2025 · Hecla Limited

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: WRENCH
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Hecla Mining Company
Operator: Hecla Limited
Mine: 1000088

Narrative

Miner was attempting to get a socket seated onto a corroded nut on a vic coupling by hitting the socket with a pipe wrench. EE missed the socket and struck EE's left thumb with the pipe wrench.

Source

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