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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220182600044 · 09/05/2018 · Golden Queen Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
3
Mine experience
0.12 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was holding a punch tool with a pair of vice grips while another employee was hitting the punch to remove a pin in the tracks of a piece of equipment. The other employee hit the punch with a sledge hammer causing debris to break off from the punch and shoot into the employee's hand. Employee was left with a fragment of the debris in left hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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