HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Start: 03/26/2008

220080950008 · 03/26/2008 · Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,NEC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Western Goldfields Incorporated
Operator: Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Mine: 0404614

Narrative

Injured EE was working underneath a 16M grader installing a pump. The pump splines into the transmission and the pump was still connected to its hoses. The EE's hands slipped and the pump swung downward on the hoses and the pump struck EE in the mouth and bruised his lip and broke his right eye tooth.

Source

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