HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Homestake Mining Company Of California
Start: 01/29/2012

220120370083 · 01/29/2012 · Homestake Mining Company Of California

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Drill helper
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BLOCKING
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Barrick Gold Corp
Operator: Homestake Mining Company Of California
Mine: 2602307

Narrative

While getting the rig ready to move, the drill assistant was removing the blocks from under the jacks. When he went to pick up the block, he felt something pop in his lower back.

Source

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