HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at McEwen Mining Nevada, Inc
Start: 04/26/2022

220221170016 · 04/26/2022 · McEwen Mining Nevada, Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rob McEwen
Operator: McEwen Mining Nevada, Inc
Mine: 2602818

Narrative

While operating an impact gun to remove bolts in a tight spot, the bolt broke free and the mechanic began pulling the impact gun out of the spot and caught thumb on a metal burr causing a cut requiring one stich on left thumb. The mechanic was wearing gloves.

Source

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