FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.
Start: 01/14/2000

220000240026 · 01/14/2000 · Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Handling explosives
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 45
Mine experience: 0.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Placer Dome Ltd
Operator: Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.
Mine: 2602286

Narrative

WHILE PREPARING TO LOAD EXPLOSIVES IN A DRILLED HEADING ROUND A ROCK APPROX. 2' X 2' FELL OUT OF THE BACK FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. THE BOLTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON A 3' X 3' PATTERN. THE RO CK STRUCK THE INDIVIDUAL ON LOWER HALF OF HIS LEFT LEG. A SMALL PIECE HIT HIM ON THE NOSE AND LEFT CHEEK.

Source

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