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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220093070026 · 11/01/2009 · Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Hecla Mining Company
Operator
Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Mine
5001267

Narrative

While loading 18' lengths of 1 rebar for snow fence posts. A length of rebar slipped off the rack pinching the meaty palm side end of the ring finger between the rebar and the bed of the pickup. Resulting injury was deep 15mm laceration to tip of (R) ring finger on the palmer side.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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