HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Start: 05/15/2006

220061360017 · 05/15/2006 · Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: WRIST
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Queenstake Resources Ltd
Operator: Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Mine: 2602211

Narrative

Employee was removing skid plate from the bottom of the loader to access a leaking hose. The plate fell after bolts were removed, hyper extending his wrist by pushing his hand down against his forearm. X-rays showed no fracture, diagnosed as strain.

Source

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