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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220172160003 · 07/28/2017 · Newmont USA Limited

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
SCAFFOLDS,STAGING,ETC
Nature of injury
DISLOCATION
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Newmont Corporation
Operator
Newmont USA Limited
Mine
2600500

Narrative

Employee was standing on scaffolding inside a tank. EE was removing a sand-blasting hose to hand it to another EE who was standing on a platform above. The hose caught on the scaffolding plank EE was standing on causing it to slide off one side of the piping it was positioned on. EE's left arm got caught on a scaffolding cross brace.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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