← MSHA accidents

HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220173180024 · 11/08/2017 · Newmont USA Limited

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Newmont Corporation
Operator
Newmont USA Limited
Mine
2602512

Narrative

Employees were replacing liners in 4315 feeder #1. Employee was adjusting a top liner with an alignment bar to align bolt holes to secure with bolts. While adjusting the liner up the pry bar slipped out of the bolt hole it was in and allowed the liner to fall. The employee's finger became pinched between the two liners.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown