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MACHINERY
220120040023 · 12/29/2011 · U S Borax Inc
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Occupation
- Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- Activity
- Grinding
- Injury source
- ABRAS STONE,WHEEL GRINDER
- Nature of injury
- CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- Body part
- FINGER(S)/THUMB
- Days lost
- 16
- Mine experience
- 15 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Rio Tinto Group
- Operator
- U S Borax Inc
- Mine
- 0400743
Narrative
The worker was cutting a piece of stainless steel plate with a metabo grinder. The grinder became bound up and kicked back, cutting the workers thumb.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown