HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc
EE was struck in the face w/plastic bucket while removing bucket from vessel at end of shift. Bucket slipped out of his grip while elevated above his head & hit him in the nose & lip. He initially thought he had a bloody nose so he exited vessel & put ice on his nose, then returned to work. After returning to the hotel room he noticed pain in his upper lip & discovered laceration
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration