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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220242830032 · 10/08/2024 · Eagle Mine LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Hang or reposition tubing
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
55
Mine experience
2.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lundin Mining Corporation
Operator
Eagle Mine LLC
Mine
2003454

Narrative

A section of ventilation tube shifted while removing it, the employee's finger slipped into one of the mounting D-rings which pinched it as the tube slipped. This resulted in the loss of the tip of their right-hand index finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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