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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220110260027 · 01/19/2011 · Newmont USA Limited

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
WRIST
Days lost
2
Mine experience
0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Newmont Corporation
Operator
Newmont USA Limited
Mine
2600500

Narrative

Employee was shoveling out sump pump area in the basement of the secondary crusher building. The shovel hit a harder section of mud. The employees hand slipped from the back of the shovel jarring the wrist. While dumping the mud from the shovel the employee heard felt a subsequent pop in the same left wrist.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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