HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Newmont USA Limited
Start: 02/07/2011

220110490002 · 02/07/2011 · Newmont USA Limited

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: Drill operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: WRENCH
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Newmont Corporation
Operator: Newmont USA Limited
Mine: 2602512

Narrative

In the process of tighting a joint on drill rod, the 36"" pipe wrench slipped, the momentum caused the driller to loose center of balance causing the wrench to pin his left thumb between the wrench and a drill mast section.

Source

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