HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Newmont USA Limited
Start: 10/21/2013

220133020017 · 10/21/2013 · Newmont USA Limited

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: Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity: Supervise
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Newmont Corporation
Operator: Newmont USA Limited
Mine: 2602512

Narrative

Employee was attempting to align a hanger plate which was in a bind when the bolt was being driven into the lower rib. The hanger plate sprung which caused the employee's left thumb to be pinched between 2 plates, resulting in a laceration and fracture to the tip of the left thumb.

Source

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