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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220122160027 · 08/01/2012 · Newmont USA Limited

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
Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
6.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Newmont Corporation
Operator
Newmont USA Limited
Mine
2600550

Narrative

While manually handling a rock, employee pinched his right index finger between the rock and structural steel. Although the employee was wearing impact gloves, the contact resulted in open fracture of the tuft of distal phalynx, which required 8 sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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