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MACHINERY
220222630006 · 09/18/2022 · U S Borax Inc
Details
- Degree of injury
- PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Occupation
- Plumber, Pipefitter, Millwright
- Activity
- Hand tools (powered)
- Injury source
- HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
- Nature of injury
- AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
- Body part
- FINGER(S)/THUMB
- Days lost
- 81
- Mine experience
- 4 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Rio Tinto Group
- Operator
- U S Borax Inc
- Mine
- 0400743
Narrative
The employee's index finger was caught between the impact gun and the rotating equipment. The employee lost the tip of their finger.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown