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POWERED HAULAGE

220173100042 · 10/31/2017 · Klondex Gold & Silver Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Hoist
Injury source
HOISTING APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.37 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Klondex Mines Ltd
Operator
Klondex Gold & Silver Mining Company
Mine
2602691

Narrative

The employee was in the man basket and had just turned off an air line valve and locked it out. They went to the next location to check for any stored energy in the air line and when the basket was lowered to the ground the employee's hand was caught in-between the man basket and the forklift backlash guard.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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