← MSHA accidents

POWERED HAULAGE

220101690013 · 06/15/2010 · Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Utility truck, Water trucks
Injury source
PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
125
Mine experience
13.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Barrick Gold Corp
Operator
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc
Mine
2602246

Narrative

Employee was servicing water truck at the end of shift. While holding up the engine cover and reaching for a container of oil, the heavy cover started to come down, pushing the employee off balance backwards. The employee jumped down awkwardly away from the engine cover, landing on his feet, from a height of approximately five feet. Fractured left ankle and right heel.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown