HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Golden Queen Mining Company
Start: 03/14/2018

220180750014 · 03/14/2018 · Golden Queen Mining Company

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: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Golden Queen Mining Company Ltd; Gauss LLC
Operator: Golden Queen Mining Company
Mine: 0405319

Narrative

While employee was attempting to install a new roller in a conveyor belt system with the help of another employee, left ring finger was smashed when the other employee pulled the roller towards self. The shift caused the roller to fall towards the frame work about 6"" below. The employee's finger was smashed between the roller and angle iron, causing swelling and a fracture.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown