HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Newmont USA Limited
Start: 03/17/2018

220180790012 · 03/17/2018 · Newmont USA Limited

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Driver just finished unloading lime and went to disconnect the product hose. The hose was not under pressure, and the driver was pulling on the hose to get it unhooked. Once the hose disconnected the coupler hit the driver in the upper jaw below the nose displacing driver's 2 front teeth.

Source

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