STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Start: 12/13/2022

220223550003 · 12/13/2022 · Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 137
Mine experience: 2.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Equinox Gold
Operator: Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Mine: 0404614

Narrative

Employee was grabbing EE's gear out of the car to start EE's shift, when EE stepped on a rock and rolled EE's ankle. The pain was intolerable and wanted to go to the ER. Safety Coordinator met EE there where they took x-rays and it showed EE had a fractured ankle on right leg.

Source

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