HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Start: 08/04/2005

220052220009 · 08/04/2005 · Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 7 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Western Goldfields Incorporated
Operator: Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Mine: 0404614

Narrative

The employee was pulling drip line from the spool on the leach pad when a coworker pulled on the end of the line to stop the lines from reeling out. The abrupt stop caused the employee to feel a sharp pain in his lower back.

Source

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