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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220123630010 · 12/13/2012 · U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
U S Silver & Gold Inc
Operator
U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Mine
1000082

Narrative

The employee was breaking a large rock on the grizzly with a doublejack when a shard of rock flew back and struck him on the left forearm. He was wearing Kevlar sleeves but swinging the doublejack had caused one of the sleeves to slide down which exposed a portion of his arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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