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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220121300034 · 05/05/2012 · Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Drill operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
1
Mine experience
4.33 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
New Gold Inc
Operator
Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Mine
0404614

Narrative

Employee was changing a drill bit when his left hand got caught between the deck wrench and the bit causing a contusion/abrasion on his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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