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MACHINERY

220261760008 · 06/18/2026 · Wharf Resources (USA) Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
MOLTEN METAL
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
8.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Coeur Mining, Inc.
Operator
Wharf Resources (USA) Inc
Mine
3901282

Narrative

The employee was welding a wear plate inside the bed of a haul truck. After completing a weld, the employee chipped off slag and was visually inspecting the weld when a hot piece of slag rebounded and struck the employee in the eye, resulting in an eye injury that required medical evaluation

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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