HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Queenstake Resources U.S.A., Inc.
Start: 06/24/2006

220061840032 · 06/24/2006 · Queenstake Resources U.S.A., Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Drift miner
Activity: Hang or reposition tubing
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Queenstake Resources Ltd
Operator: Queenstake Resources U.S.A., Inc.
Mine: 2602397

Narrative

Employee was hanging ventilation tube; he was about to install a bolt in the support chain. When he pulled on the chain for more slack his hand caught on the expanded metal used for ground support cutting his left ring finger. He was taken to surface where his cut was cleaned then he was transported to the hospital where he received 9 stitches.

Source

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