HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Newmont USA Limited
ON 11-28, THE EE WAS CHANGING BITS ON A DRILL WHEN HE LEANED OVER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE DID NOT WANT TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL DECEMBER 11. AT THAT TIME HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SMALL REDUCEABLE INGROINAL HERNIA AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration