HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Start: 03/27/2012

220120940041 · 03/27/2012 · U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.

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: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Rerail equipment, Sprag
Injury source: NARO G RAIL CR,MTR-UG EQP
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent): U S Silver Corporation
Operator: U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Mine: 1000082

Narrative

Employee was rerailing a timber truck using the side stake on the truck for leverage. He did not have sufficient clearance from another timber truck so when he dropped it on the rail it pinched his hand between the stake and the other timber truck. This accident was originally reported by the employee as a first aid, but it was determined on 4/2/12 There was a treatable injury.

Source

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