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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220030550065 · 01/16/2003 · Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Days lost
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Mine experience
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Operator

Controller (parent)
Rio Tinto Group
Operator
Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Mine
5001267

Narrative

A ROUND WAS BLASTED IN 195 S2 STOPE @ 5:00 AM. MINERS RETURNED TO THE STOPE AT 9:30 AM AND DISCOVERED A GROUND FALL 20 FT BACK FROM THE FACE. THE WEDGE FAILURE WAS APPROX 70 FT LONG - 8 FT WID E AND 10 FT HIGH WITH AN APEX GREATER THAN 16 FT. THE GROUND FAILED BEYOND THE EXTENT OF THE GROUND SUPPORT IN THE AREA.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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