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POWERED HAULAGE

220260300011 · 04/08/2024 · Golden Vertex Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
1.33 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Elevation Gold Mining Corporation
Operator
Golden Vertex Corp
Mine
0202367

Narrative

A loader operator was loading waste in the pit, when the bucket contacted a hard toe in the dig face that jarred the loader and the operator's back. The operator was taken to the hospital for evaluation and was diagnosed with trauma to their lumbar region.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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