HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Cortez Gold Mines - (J V)
Start: 06/29/2005

220051920029 · 06/29/2005 · Cortez Gold Mines - (J V)

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Drill operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: WRENCH
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost: 50
Mine experience: 0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Placer Dome Ltd
Operator: Cortez Gold Mines - (J V)
Mine: 2600827

Narrative

TWO DRILLERS WERE SCREWING DRILL PIPE WITH PIPE WRENCHES. ONE DRILLER SLIPPED STRIKING THE CONTROLS FOR ROTATION. PIPE ROTATED DRIVING PIPE WRENCH INTO INJURED ABDOMEN. SURGERY REQUIRED TO REPAIR DAMAGED MUSCLE TISSUE

Source

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