HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.
Start: 10/01/2006

220062850009 · 10/01/2006 · Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 29
Mine experience: 8.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Barrick Gold Corp
Operator: Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.
Mine: 2602286

Narrative

Mechanic was putting a wear plate on the LHD. While mechanic was driving the wear plate onto the bucket with a hammer a piece of the wear plate flew off striking mechanic in the right eye.

Source

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