MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation
Start: 01/31/2000

220000420041 · 01/31/2000 · Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Blow gun, Airlance
Injury source: GROUND
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 3.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Mc Carthy- Bush Corp
Operator: Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation
Mine: 1301617

Narrative

COMPRESSED AIR WAS BEING USED TO DISLODGE ICE FROM A PIPELINE. AS THE ICE BECAME DISLODGED THE COMPRESSED AIR AND ICE WERE FORCED OUT OF THE END OF THE PIPE. THE COMPRESSED AIR EXPANDED AND TH E FORCE OF THE EXPANDING AIR KNOCKED THE INJURED OVER. INJURIES INCLUDED DISLOCATED SHOULDER, BROKEN CLAVICLE AND MINOR CUT.

Source

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