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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220163220023 · 11/16/2016 · U S Borax Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
39.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rio Tinto Group
Operator
U S Borax Inc
Mine
0400743

Narrative

The employee was in the process of raising the unistrut back to its normal height when the unistrut slipped thru the clamps and impacted the employee's finger between the transmitter bracket and the handrail. Employee sustained an injury to left index finger

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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