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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220010680001 · 03/01/2001 · Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall to lower level, NEC
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
2
Mine experience
23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Kurt M Swenson
Operator
Childs & Childs Granite Company Inc
Mine
0900028

Narrative

EE AND OTHER WERE BELOW EE ON THE WORKING LEDGE PREPARING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF GROUT. EE WAS SIGNALING TO AOTHER EE, THE FLAGMAN. EE HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING A PUNCH HOLE IN A SMALL PIECE OF GROUT. THE BIT HUNG UP, AND HE WENT TO GET A SLEDGE HAMMER, BUT TRIPPED ON AN AIRLINE, LOST HIS BALANCE, AND FELL APPROX. 8 FT HEAD FIRST ONTO FLAT GRANITE SURFACE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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