# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220202030018` · 07/14/2020 · Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** KNIFE
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** LEG, NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.1 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Kinross Gold Corp
- **Operator:** Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc
- **Mine:** [5001616](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/5001616)
## Narrative

An employee was using an auto retracting knife with hook blade to cut through a liner weld to inspection it As EE cut the liner the blade met resistance at the weld seam. EE pulled harder to cut the weld seam. The blade cut through the weld seam and struck EE in the left leg. EE got a 2"" cut which required 8 stitches and a tetanus shot. 

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*