HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Barrick Gold U S Inc
Start: 01/29/2009

220090340016 · 01/29/2009 · Barrick Gold U S Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: 19
Mine experience: 13 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Barrick Gold Corp
Operator: Barrick Gold U S Inc
Mine: 2601842

Narrative

Sustained an abdominal injury (umbilical hernia) while reaching high into wheel group of a Komatsu 830E haul truck while standing on a ladder to remove a wedge which weighs approximately 15 lbs. Surgery performed on 29-Jan-2009 to repair the hernia.

Source

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