# Mine accident
> MSHA accident `220031690016` · 06/07/2003 · Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** —
- **Accident type:** No Value Found
- **Occupation:** —
- **Activity:** —
- **Injury source:** —
- **Nature of injury:** —
- **Body part:** —
- **Days lost:** 22
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Rio Tinto Group
- **Operator:** Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper
- **Mine:** [4201996](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4201996)
## Narrative

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN A COPPER STRAP, USING A DRILL PRESS. THE COPPER STRAP CAME LOOSE FROM THE VISE, AND BEGAN TO ROTATE. EE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE PIECE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE COPPER STR AP HIT HIS HAND, CAUSING A SUTURABLE LACERATION AT HIS LEFT THUMB, SEVERING A TENDON.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*