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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220003360024 · 11/14/2000 · Anglogold (Jerritt Canyon) Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
10.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Anglogold Ltd & Meridian Gold Company
Operator
Anglogold (Jerritt Canyon) Corp
Mine
2601621

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A LARGE VALVE WITH A PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BAR AND HUGGER ON THE PIPE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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