SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Echo Bay Minerals Company
Start: 09/02/2003

220032650059 · 09/02/2003 · Echo Bay Minerals Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CEMENT PROD,CONCRET BLOCK
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Kinross Gold Corp
Operator: Echo Bay Minerals Company
Mine: 4503283

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO VACUUM WATER FROM A SUMP. HE SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE AND FELL ONTO A 1 FT HIGH CONCRETE FOOTING ON HIS UPPER BACK. HE BRUISED HIS BACK AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL DU TY THAT DAY. HOWEVER HE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON 9/8/03, COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. HE REPORTEDLY HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS AND HIS CHIROPRACTOR TOLD HIM HE SHOULD NOT PERFORM LABOR. HE

Source

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