FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Name: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS at Newmont USA Limited
Start: 06/15/2009

220091820009 · 06/15/2009 · Newmont USA Limited

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING 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: HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.67 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Newmont Corporation
Operator: Newmont USA Limited
Mine: 2601942

Narrative

Employee was drilling out bolt holes in the frame of a dozer using a mag drill. Approx 20 seconds after positioning the drill magnet the drill demagnetized for no apparent reason and fell 12"" landing on the employee's left middle finger.

Source

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