HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Start: 01/28/2009

220090300012 · 01/28/2009 · Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.48 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The weight of heavy mettle plates were not placed properly allowing them to fall backward, in mettle rack, onto the employee's left hand middle finger, smashing end of finger.

Source

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