HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Tilden Mining Company L C
Start: 02/15/2000

220000610005 · 02/15/2000 · Tilden Mining Company L C

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: KNIFE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 4.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): U.S. Steel Canada; Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
Operator: Tilden Mining Company L C
Mine: 2000422

Narrative

EE WAS STRIPPING OFF A OUTER JACKET ON A PIECE OF CABLE. WHILE HOLDING THE CABLE IN HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE END OF THE CABLE POINTING TOWARD HIS TORSCO, HE WAS CUTTING AWAY FROM HIS BODY WHILE CUTTING THE BLADE SLIPPED OUT OF THE OUTER LAYEROF INSULATION AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND POINTER FINGER. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

Source

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