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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220162350014 · 08/19/2016 · Coeur Alaska Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
KNIFE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Coeur Mining, Inc.
Operator
Coeur Alaska Inc
Mine
5001544

Narrative

On 19 August at ~2:00 PM a miner cut finger while splitting stick powder. At the time of the injury the miner was preparing stick powder for loading blast holes in a stope shot. The miner was using a razor knife to split the powder when EE cut the tip of the left little finger causing a laceration requiring sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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