HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc
Start: 09/01/2002

220022550037 · 09/01/2002 · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 14.01 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Barrick Gold Corp
Operator: Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc
Mine: 2601089

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OUT A SHOVEL TOOTH THAT WAS WEDGED IN THE GYRO CRUSHER. THE JOB TOOK ABOUT 1.5 HOURS AND HE SAT IN THE CRUSHER WITH HIS BACK AGAINST ONE SIDE AND HIS FEET AGAINST THE OTHER SIDE THE ENTIRE TIME. WHEN HE GOT UP, BOTH LEGS WERE ASLEEP. LATER ONE LEG WAS FINE, THE OTHER STILL NUMB. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 9/3/02 AND RECEIVED A CORTISONE INJECTION.

Source

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