HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Homestake Mining Company of California
Start: 07/07/2000

220002010031 · 07/07/2000 · Homestake Mining Company of California

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 26 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Homestake Mining Company
Operator: Homestake Mining Company of California
Mine: 3900055

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STEEL WOOL WITH A PAIR OF SISSORS. HE COULD NOT CUT THE STEEL WOOL AND DECIDED TO TEAR IT APPART WITH HIS HANDS. HE PUT A GLOVE ON HIS RIGHT HAND BUT NOT ON HIS LEFT. HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN PULLING THE STEELWOOL APART. 10 STITCHES.

Source

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