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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220071590032 · 05/09/2007 · Newmont USA Limited

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Newmont Corporation
Operator
Newmont USA Limited
Mine
2602512

Narrative

Employee was in the process of shifting the forks on a forklift when the fork slipped out of his left hand. When it slipped it caught his right pinky finger between the back of the fork and the mast frame of the forklift. The injury was defined as a de-glovinig of the tip of the right pinky finger. The injury resulted in a partial amputation of the tip of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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