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POWERED HAULAGE

220100610018 · 02/09/2010 · CORTEZ JOINT VENTURE

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
125
Mine experience
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Barrick Gold Corp
Operator
CORTEZ JOINT VENTURE
Mine
2602573

Narrative

Employee was driving haul truck down the west main drift when truck stopped suddenly and jarred employee's back. Was released to full duty 02/10/10 and then was given a restricted duty on 02/13/10. Follow up MRI was completed on 02/25/10 and it was found he had ruptured disc. Employee's injury will become a lost time.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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