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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220210410008 · 02/08/2021 · Badger Mining Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
45
Mine experience
2.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Timothy J Wuest
Operator
Badger Mining Corporation
Mine
4105330

Narrative

Associate was cleaning up around the wash plant, moving cross members to pick up with the telehandler. In the process of picking up the last cross member they heard a knee pop, which caused them to drop the cross member and knee bumped it on the way down. The right knee was fractured below the knee cap which will cause the associate to be on restrictions.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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