HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc
Start: 04/30/2003

220031280029 · 04/30/2003 · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 10.76 years

Operator

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

Narrative

THE EE WAS HELPING A MAINTENANCE TECH. CHANGE CUTTING EDGES. AFTER REMOVING THE FIRST SECTION FROM THE MOLD BOARD; THE REMAINING 8'SECTION OF CUTTING EDGE FELL OFF WHILE THEY WERE GETTING READ Y TO MOVE THE FORKLIFT. THE CUTTING EDGE SECTION LANDED ON THE EE'S LEFT FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE E.R. FOR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE & GIVEN RESTRICTED DUTY.

Source

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