HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at McEwen Mining Nevada, Inc
Start: 09/13/2024

220242640023 · 09/13/2024 · McEwen Mining Nevada, Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Drill helper
Activity: Cement work, Gunite crew
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.19 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was assisting with capping a drill hole with cement and inadvertently stepped in the cement causing some wet cement to enter into EE's right boot. The cement caused a chemical burn to the top of EE's right foot resulting in restrictions to EE's work duties.

Source

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