HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Cortez Joint Venture
Start: 08/04/2010

220102230027 · 08/04/2010 · Cortez Joint Venture

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.73 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Barrick Gold Corp
Operator: Cortez Joint Venture
Mine: 2600827

Narrative

While checking the teeth on a bucket, the employee put his left hand on a tooth to lean down and check underneath. The metal was extremely hot and burned the palm of his left hand. Employee was seen at NNRH where his hand was bandaged and he was released to light duty for two shifts.

Source

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