A STEEL PLATE WAS BEING LOADED ONTO A 966 CAT LOADER WHEN THE RIGHT RING FINGER WAS MASHED AND CUT BETWEEN THE STEEL PLATE AND A WOODEN BLOCK. EIGHT STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
Mother Lode Mine Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Mother Lode Mine (mine ID 2602110). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1990–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
Reportable incidents
5 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 4 incidents
THIS REPORT IS LATE BECAUSE EE DID NOT KNOW THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED. EE OPENED THE PULVERIZER DOOR AND IT TRAPPED THE FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND TABLE. THE DR GAVE HIM A TETNUS SHOT, XRAY, A ND A SPLINT WAS PUT ON HIS FINGER.
BECAME FATIGUED FROM PROLONGED OPERATION OF GRINDER AND GETTING IT TO CLOSE TO THE BODY.
GREASE ON BOTTOM OF BOOT
BUMPED ELBOW ON DOZER.
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