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POWERED HAULAGE

220010780102 · 03/12/2001 · Anglogold (Jerritt Canyon) Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Occupation
Stoper miner
Activity
Escaping a hazard
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Anglogold Ltd & Meridian Gold Company
Operator
Anglogold (Jerritt Canyon) Corp
Mine
2602370

Narrative

EE WAS STANDING IN THE HEADING BI 7280 ATTEMPTING TO HELP THE LHD OPERATOR CLEAR THE HEADING FOR BOLTING. HE HAD APPROX 4' OF CLEARANCE UNTIL THE R FRONT WHEEL OF THE LHD FELL INTO A HOLE WHIL E BACKING THROUGH A TURN. HE SAW THAT THE BUCKET WAS CLOSE AND PUT UP HIS RIGHT ARM TO PROTECT HIMSELF WHEN IT BECAME PINCHED FROM THE HAND TO THE ELBOW AND BUCKET TO RIB. FRACTURED HIS ULNA

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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