STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Start: 04/14/2010

220101190057 · 04/14/2010 · Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
Activity: Handling explosives
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 9
Mine experience: 1.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): New Gold Inc
Operator: Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Mine: 0404614

Narrative

Employee on blast crew helping load shot. He had just attached the delivery tube to the auger on bulk truck. Employee stepped backward onto a rock and twisted his ankle.

Source

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