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POWERED HAULAGE

220213120010 · 10/30/2021 · U S Borax Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
140
Mine experience
10.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rio Tinto Group
Operator
U S Borax Inc
Mine
0400743

Narrative

Operator was utilizing a bob cat walk behind for clean up. Operator was dumping product of mud in the sump when the walk behind became unstable bucking the operator off the back of the machine landing on their back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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