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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220202810014 · 10/01/2020 · Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
KNIFE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rio Tinto Group
Operator
Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper
Mine
4201996

Narrative

Employee removed cut resistant gloves to apply a clean label to a wire. Employee states they forgot to put gloves back on before moving to next task. While using a linemen's tool to score the outer jacket of the new cable the linemen's tool slipped and caught the tip of the left middle finger by the fingernail causing a laceration.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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