MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Hecla Limited
Start: 05/03/2016

220161300023 · 05/03/2016 · Hecla Limited

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Drill face, Rib, Side, Down
Injury source: DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 50
Mine experience: 16 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Hecla Mining Company
Operator: Hecla Limited
Mine: 1000088

Narrative

EE and partner were using a jackleg drill for installation of rock bolts. While pulling hard on the jackleg to extract the drill steel from the hole the steel suddenly pulled free causing EE to fall backwards and right thumb got caught between the jackleg and a concrete slab causing crushing injuries to the thumb.

Source

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