← MSHA accidents

POWERED HAULAGE

220230050012 · 01/03/2022 · McEwen Mining Nevada, Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Idle
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rob McEwen
Operator
McEwen Mining Nevada, Inc
Mine
2602818

Narrative

An employee was sitting in the buddy seat of a Cat 777 haul truck while training a new employee. The haul truck driver reversed under the bucket of a 993K loader. A tooth on the bucket of the loader contacted the haul truck, causing it to rock. This motion aggravated the trainer's back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown