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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220031830002 · 06/28/2003 · Echo Bay Minerals Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
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

AT ABOUT 8:45 AM A LHD OPERATOR NOTICED THE RIB WORKING IN 925 RAMP. HE RETREATED & GUARDED THE AREA & CALLED THE SHIFT FOREMAN. AT ABOUT 9:30AM A SECTION OF THE RIB 40'LONG X 15'HIGH X 8'WIDE CAVED BEYOND BOLT ANCHORAGE INTO THE DRIFT. THERE WAS A SLIP (FAULT CONTACT) RUNNING AT 45DEG. AWAY FROM THE SILL THAT HAD BEEN PENETRATED BY A DIAMOND DRILL STRING & SUBJECTED TO WATER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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