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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220152640009 · 09/11/2015 · Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
WBOX 2014-1 LTD; Eric Sprott
Operator
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC
Mine
2601621

Narrative

The employee had put a hook on a rock bolt coming down the apron feeder for the Primary crushing circuit and while pulling the metal out his left hand was on the metal liner for the apron feeder; upon loosening the ore by removing the rock bolt a rock on top shifted and rolled on to his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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