HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Iluka Resources Inc.
Start: 03/01/2003

220030970039 · 03/01/2003 · Iluka Resources Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Climb scaffolds, Ladders
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.36 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Iluka Resources Ltd
Operator: Iluka Resources Inc.
Mine: 4406879

Narrative

EE WAS BEGINNING TO CLIMB DOWN FIXED METAL LADDR. A CO WORKER REOPENED THE LADDER GATE AT THE UPPER PLATFORM LEVEL AS SHE STARTED DOWN, PINCHING THE TIPS OF HER FINGERS BETWEEN THE GATE AND TH E HANDRAIL. X RAYS REVEALED HAIRLINE FRACTURES AT THE TIPS OF TWO FINGERS ON HER RIGHT HAND. SHE WORE FINGER SPLINTS TO PROTECT THE FINGERTIPS FOR A WHILE, BUT THEY DID NOT AFFECT HER JOB DUT

Source

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