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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220001780153 · 06/14/2000 · Briar Hill Stone Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Walking, Running
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ANKLE
Days lost
1
Mine experience
0.73 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Frank Waller
Operator
Briar Hill Stone Company
Mine
3303259

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE ATTACHED TO AN AIR HOSE TO BLOW LOOSE MATERIAL OFF AN AREA THAT HAD BEEN DRILLED, IT WAS ON A SLIGHT GRADE. AS HE TOOK A STEP FORWARD HIS FOOT CAME DOWN ON A PIECE OF STONE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOT, HIS FOOT TWISTED AS HIS WEIGHT CAME DOWN ON IT, HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL NOON THENM WENT TO THE DOCTOR, HE HAD SPRAINED AN ANKLE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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