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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220052030074 · 07/15/2005 · Teck Cominco American Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Drill face, Rib, Side, Down
Injury source
MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Teck Resources Limited
Operator
Teck Cominco American Inc
Mine
4500366

Narrative

While working in a raise, employees had scaled & installed bolts with wire. During process of drilling round, the ground popped, loosening a 9' x 4' wide x 1"" thick into the wire. In doing so, the wire ripped from one of the corner bolts causing some pieces of rock to fall thru, striking EE on rt shoulder. He fell, landed on rt knee causing a laceration needing 5 stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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