# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220151530006` · 05/22/2015 · Marigold Mining Co
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck against a moving object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Bulldozer
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 141
- **Mine experience:** 3.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** SSR Mining Incorporated
- **Operator:** Marigold Mining Co
- **Mine:** [2602081](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2602081)
## Narrative

Employee was driving a rubber tire dozer across a pit floor in muddy, wet conditions. The employee drove through a pothole which jarred his back, resulting in a herniated disc and modified workdays.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*