HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Start: 06/19/2012

220121880017 · 06/19/2012 · Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.38 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Miner was cutting wire ties off from a line on a water truck. As miner was running his hand up the line his hand came in contact with an old metal flange the was not seen by the miner. The miner cut his index finger on this flange. Miner was taken to the doctors office for stitches to the tip of this finger.

Source

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