HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Maple Creek Mining Incorporated
Start: 06/03/2002

220021570012 · 06/03/2002 · Maple Creek Mining Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity: Enter/work in bins, Silos
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 24 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: Maple Creek Mining Incorporated
Mine: 3600968

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING AT THE REFUSE SILO, USING A REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE FLOPGATE TOLOAD SLATE TRUCKS. AFTER LOADING THE LAST IN A GROUP OF TRUCKS THE EE WALKED TOWARD THE BIN TO CHECK THE SILO GAUGE. A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE WHICH HAD BEEN LODGED IN THE FLOPGATE BROKE OFF ANDFELL, STRIKING THE EE ON THE FOREHEAD.

Source

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