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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220002900226 · 10/10/2000 · Round Mountain Gold Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Echo Bay Mines Ltd
Operator
Round Mountain Gold Corporation
Mine
2600594

Narrative

WHILE REPLACING THE PRIMARY SCREEN PANELS THE OPERATOR WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO SEAT THE SCREEN IN PLACE. ON THE DOWN WARD MOTION THE HAMMER STRUCK THE CROSS MEMBER THEN GLANCED BACK. THIS THIS ACTION PINCHED THE OPERATOR'S FINGER BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE SCREEN PANEL.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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