HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Start: 12/22/2002

220030080013 · 12/22/2002 · Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: WRENCH
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Mine: 5001267

Narrative

WORKER WAS CONNECTING A HOSE TO A JUMBO DRILL USING A SNAPLOCK VICTAULIC COUPLING. THE COUPLING WAS DIFFICULT TO SNAP CLOSED SO WORKER STRUCK THE SNAP HANDLE WITH A WRENCH. THE COUPLER CLOSE D PINCHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

Source

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