HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Montana Tunnels Mining Inc
Start: 06/13/2003

220031740006 · 06/13/2003 · Montana Tunnels Mining Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: JAW INCLUDE CHIN
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Apollo Gold Corporation
Operator: Montana Tunnels Mining Inc
Mine: 2401769

Narrative

EE WAS USING A 12# SLEDGE HAMMER AS A BACKING PLATE WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS STRIKING A PIN INTO THE PAN FEEDER DRIVE CHAIN. A SMALL SHARD OF METAL SPLINTERED OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK EE IN THE CHIN REQUIRING STITCHES AND REMOVAL OF THE 1/4"" METAL CHIP.

Source

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