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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220092510090 · 08/31/2009 · Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.19 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE was struck by the handle of bolt cutters, which pinched his finger between the handle and the steel kick plate of the scissor deck unit that he was working beside. The bolt cutters had been tossed onto the bed by the miner but bounced off a bucket nearby. EE was struck by the rebound of the bolt cutters.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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