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ENTRAPMENT

220112660006 · 09/02/2011 · Cortez Joint Venture

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
—
Activity
—
Injury source
—
Nature of injury
—
Body part
—
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Barrick Gold Corp
Operator
Cortez Joint Venture
Mine
2600827

Narrative

Excavator was straddling the trench and tramming back to exit the area when the north side of the trench wall failed. This caused the excavator to fall over and into the trench, damaging the cab and trapping the operator inside for approximately 1.5 hours. Operator was safely evacuated with only minor injuries.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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