MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at U S Borax Inc
Start: 05/23/2001

220011490147 · 05/23/2001 · U S Borax Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Drill helper
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 1.8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: U S Borax Inc
Mine: 0400743

Narrative

THE EE STATES THAT HE WAS CHANGING OUT THE SPINDLE SUB ON A DRILL TECH DRILL WHEN IT SLIPPED ON THE CHOKER. HE WAS STARTLED BY THIS AND PUSHED THE SPINDLE SUB AWAY FROM HIM. THIS REULSTED IN A LOWER BACK STRAIN. THE SPINDLE SUB WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 300-350 LBS.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown