Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS CHANGING A BIT ON A BLAST HOLE DRILL. HE USED A 32"" PIPE WRENCH ON HAMMER TO BREAK BIT LOOSE AND HIT HIS HAND WITH THE WRENCH.
Rossi MineMetal/Nonmetal
N A Degerstrom Inc · Surface
Controlled by N A Degerstrom
elko, Elko County, NV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600397
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001–2003
- Latest incident
- Feb 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2003 · 2 incidents
Struck against a moving object
THE EE HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING TRUCK. HE THEN FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
2001 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS REMOVING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE FROM THE RACK, WHICH HAD A 20"" SNOW DRIFT IN FRONT OF IT.THE BOTTLE SHIFTED AS HE REMOVED IT, CAUSING HIMTO TWIST HIS KNEE. THE EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-04-02. AT THAT TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS TORN CARTILAGE. SURGERY IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 1-10-02.