HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Start: 05/20/2005

220051640011 · 05/20/2005 · Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Master mechanic, Foreman, Supervisor
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: KNIFE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4.23 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was changing out a hydraulic hose on a loader. Hose was held in place with zip ties. Employee started cutting ties with box cutter knife, pulling blade towards him. Knife blade contacted back of other hand resulting in deep cut.

Source

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