FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Start: 01/25/2006

220060330043 · 01/25/2006 · Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Queenstake Resources Ltd
Operator: Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Mine: 2602299

Narrative

The injured miner was struck by falling rock while he was bolting and screening in a heading. The loose rock came through /around previously screened and scaled ground. The previous screen had collected some loose rock and appears to have given way.

Source

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