FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Tri-State Stone & Building Supply Inc.
Start: 04/21/2005

220051170056 · 04/21/2005 · Tri-State Stone & Building Supply Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 67
Mine experience: 19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Porto Family Dynasty Trust 1; Brian A Porto et al
Operator: Tri-State Stone & Building Supply Inc.
Mine: 1800404

Narrative

EE WAS SCALING THE LEDGE WHEN HE MOVED HIS ROPE WHICH DISLODGED LOOSE MATERIAL FROM ABOVE. THIS MATERIAL KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF AND A SUBSEQUENT PIECE OF FALLING MATERIAL STRUCK HIS HEAD, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT NEEDED STITCHES. FAILURE TO PROPERLY CLEAN THE ROPE'S DRAG PATH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

Source

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