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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220200430006 · 02/03/2020 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Rerail equipment, Sprag
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
13
Mine experience
0.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Sibanye Stillwater Limited
Operator
Stillwater Mining Company
Mine
2401490

Narrative

Employee was working with other employees removing a section of rail & while using a jack to lift the rail up the rail slipped off the jack, with the rail pinching the employee's right middle finger the rail and a rail spike causing a crushing injury to the finger resulting in a fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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