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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220260710018 · 03/09/2026 · Desert Hawk Gold Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Drill operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
1
Mine experience
6.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rick Havenstrite
Operator
Desert Hawk Gold Corp
Mine
4202560

Narrative

Employee was loading a piece of drill steel into the back of a truck and the steel slipped and smashed their middle finger between the steel and the truck bed. The finger was smashed pretty bad. The employee drove themselves to the hospital and got x-rays and 12 stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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