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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220110490009 · 02/16/2011 · Round Mountain Gold Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Kinross Gold Corp
Operator
Round Mountain Gold Corporation
Mine
2600594

Narrative

As an employee was adjusting pipe in the fusing machine, the loader operator pushed the pipe further into the machine and pinched the employee's left hand middle finger. The EE was wearing gloves at the time of the incident. The EE received 6 stitches and their finger was fractured.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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