HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Cortez Gold Mines - (J V)
Start: 06/20/2001

220011910067 · 06/20/2001 · Cortez Gold Mines - (J V)

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 5
Mine experience: 0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Placer Dome Ltd
Operator: Cortez Gold Mines - (J V)
Mine: 2600827

Narrative

4 PIECES 175 LB EACH DRILL PIPE WAS DELIVERED TO THE SITE ON A GOOSENECK TRAILER BACKWARDS. EE HAD PICHED UP 3 PIECES BY THE BOX END, PULLED THEM FORWARD HOOKED THEM UP & LOWERED DOWN THE HOLE . ON THE 4TH PIECE THE END FELL OFF THE TRAILER BOUNCING CAUSING THE END HE WAS HOLDING TO FALL DOWN HIS RIGHT SIDE STRIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS KNEE. LEFT SIDE OF KNEE HIT SOME 5"" PIPE ...

Source

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