HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Iluka Resources Inc.
Start: 04/10/2002

220021120042 · 04/10/2002 · Iluka Resources Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 4.76 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Iluka Resources Ltd
Operator: Iluka Resources Inc.
Mine: 4406879

Narrative

THE EE WALKED OUT TO A D6 CATERPILLER BULLDOZER THAT HAD BECOME STUCK IN A TAILING AREA. AFTER ATTACHING HE CHAIN TO THE DOZER SO THAT IT COULD BE PULLED OUT +6 EE TRIED TO PULL HIS LEGS UP OU T OF +6 MID-THIGH DEEP TAILING. WHEN +6 EE TRIEDTO PULL HIS LEGS UP OUT OF THE TAILINGS HE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BACK. EE HAD HAD PREVIOUS BACK INJURY.

Source

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