HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Start: 01/25/2012

220120320024 · 01/25/2012 · Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Veris Gold Corp.
Operator: Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Mine: 2601621

Narrative

Miner was repairing a splitter 4"" valve (water). While they were trying to disconnect the valve from the water hoses, The last hose came loose and the valve dropped onto the ground, with the valve handle pinching the miner' s right ring finger between the valve and the ground. Miner was wearing proper PPE for this job task.

Source

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