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POWERED HAULAGE

220092450022 · 08/23/2009 · Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Driller operator
Activity
Load-haul-dump (UG)
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Barrick Gold Corp
Operator
Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.
Mine
2602286

Narrative

Employee was driving the tractor out of the mine when he pulled into a muck bay to move out of the way of traffic. A haul truck began to back up into the same muck bay trapping employee and tractor behind a haul truck backing up to them. When the haul truck driver saw the helper waving him to stop he did, but employee driving the tractor was struck by the back of the haul truck.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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