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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220002210007 · 06/25/2000 · Pea Ridge Iron Ore Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Woodridge Resource Corp
Operator
Pea Ridge Iron Ore Company Inc
Mine
2300454

Narrative

A GROUND FALL OCCURRED ON 2475 LEVEL ON M1 DRIFT BTWN X-17 AND M19 LX DRIFTS. ROOF FALL APPROX. 4'W, 4' THICK AND 10' L HAD FALLEN DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS AREA WAS PREVIOUSLY ROOF BOLTED, W IRED AND GUNITED. DIKES & STRONG JOINTING ORIENTATION OF THIS AREA PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ROOF FAILURE. AREA WAS BLOCKED AGAINST ENTRY UNTIL IT WAS SCALED AND STABILIZED WITH SPLIT SET

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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