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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220002100029 · 07/16/2000 · Homestake Mining Company of California

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
Machine maintenance
Injury source
APPAREL,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
6
Mine experience
18 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Homestake Mining Company
Operator
Homestake Mining Company of California
Mine
3900055

Narrative

EE AND HIS PARTNER WERE CHANGING GUIDES INT HE NORTH SKIP COMPARTMENT IN ROSS SHAFT. MUCK FELL FROM ABOVE AND HIT EE ON THE HEAD. HARDHAT BROKE CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE HEAD. 10 STITCHES . OVERHEAD PROTECTION BONNET WAS INSTALLED. APPEARS LACERATION CAUSED BY SHARDS OF HARDHAT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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