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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220102980009 · 10/13/2010 · Rodeo Creek Gold

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.88 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Great Basin Gold
Operator
Rodeo Creek Gold
Mine
2602535

Narrative

Employee was tempting to relocate the controls to the mixer truck from the cab to the rear of the mixer. In doing so this caused the drum to rotate. The hatch to the mixer was opened, then became stuck during rotation. Employee tried to release the hatch with a crowbar, while doing this employee fingers of left hand got smashed from the crowbar.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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