HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Asarco LLC
Start: 11/16/2009

220093220023 · 11/16/2009 · Asarco LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 19
Mine experience: 0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator: Asarco LLC
Mine: 0200150

Narrative

When trying to break the steels the wedge became stuck between the tool wrench and the deck bushing on the #18 drill. when the wedge dislodge it popped up striking the left index finger. causing amputation of the left index finger.

Source

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