HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Start: 04/17/2012

220121220027 · 04/17/2012 · Veris Gold U.S.A., 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: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Climb scaffolds, Ladders
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Veris Gold Corp.
Operator: Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Mine: 2602299

Narrative

Miner was climbing down a ladder way with a metal lid covering it. As he was closing the lid he lost his grip in the lid and it fell on his left hand that was resting on the edge of the railing. The lid caught the thumb between the lid and the railing.

Source

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