MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Anglogold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp
Start: 07/29/2002

220022170119 · 07/29/2002 · Anglogold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Driller, Highwall operator, Highwall drill operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 229
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Anglogold Ltd; Golden Cycle Gold Corp
Operator: Anglogold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp
Mine: 0503695

Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A DRILL BIT. HE HAD ATTACHED A CHAIN WRENCH TO THE BIT AND WAS HOLDING IT IN PLACE WITH HIS HAND AS HE REACHED INTO THE CAB TO OPERATE THE WRENCH HYDRAULIC LEVER. H E INADVERTENTLY PUSHED THE CAROUSEL INDEX LEVER INSTEAD CAUSING THE CAROUSEL TO INDEX AGAINST THE WRENCH CRUSHING HIS 4TH FINGER. THE FINGER WAS90% AMPUTATED & REATTACHED THE SAME EVENING. LT

Source

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