← MSHA accidents

HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220150200014 · 01/07/2015 · Mineral Park Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling 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
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Mercator Minerals Ltd
Operator
Mineral Park Inc.
Mine
0200843

Narrative

Employee was installing bolts in discharge lifter of SAG mill. A 5"" ball became dislodge from above the employee's position. The ball struck the employee's hand when it fell, pinning the hand between the ball and the liner his hand was resting on. Two of the employee's fingers were fractured.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown