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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220023600013 · 12/12/2002 · Echo Bay Minerals Company

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)
Echo Bay Mines Ltd
Operator
Echo Bay Minerals Company
Mine
4503336

Narrative

A FAULT INTERSECTION IN THE 2100 L CAVED ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE IN THE BACK. THE STRUCTURE WAS WEDGE-SHAPED AND CONSISTED OF ABOUT 50-75 TONS OF ROCK. 7 FT LONG SPLIT-SETS WERE USED, IN CONJUNCT ION WITH CHAIN LINK WIRE. ONE OR MORE SPLIT-SETS HAD RUSTED BADLY. THIS DRIFT WAS DEVELOPED IN EARLY 1995.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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