FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Sterling Mining Corporation
Start: 10/30/2005

220053070053 · 10/30/2005 · Sterling Mining Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity: Clean up - UG only
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 74
Mine experience: 2.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): W Thomas Mackall
Operator: Sterling Mining Corporation
Mine: 3304495

Narrative

THE CREW WAS CLEANING UP A ROOF FALL, A 4"" THICK SLAB OF ROCK 4' BY 3' SLID OFF OF THE ROOF FALL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG SEVERAL INCHES ABOVE HIS ANKLE. THE ROCK BROKE HIS ANKLE AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN.

Source

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