HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Nevada Gold Mines LLC
Start: 08/30/2022

220222570012 · 08/30/2022 · Nevada Gold Mines LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Water truck operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
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: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Newmont USA Limited
Operator: Nevada Gold Mines LLC
Mine: 2602286

Narrative

Operating 5600 gallon water tanker. Loading water through rear valve. Did not insert R-Pin to lock valve open. Transfer pump created pressure against open valve. Operator inadvertantly contacted valve with right pinky finger. The valve slammed shut and pinched tip of right pinky finger. Finger was lacerated.

Source

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