MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.
Start: 08/21/2001

220012470230 · 08/21/2001 · Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Driller operator
Activity: Underground equipment, NEC
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Placer Dome Ltd
Operator: Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.
Mine: 2602286

Narrative

WHILE COREDRILLING A ROTATION UNIT SEIZED UP. A SPECIAL NUT HAD TO BE REMOVED TO TAKE UNIT APARTWHILE REMOVING NUT WITH CHISEL & HAMMER THE NUT BROKE APART, SENDING PARTS OF THE COMPRESSION TO OL UNIT & STRIKING EE ON LEG. THE UNIT IS SPRINGLOADED TOGETHER.

Source

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