FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Start: 09/28/2006

220063170034 · 09/28/2006 · Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Drill face, Rib, Side, Down
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Mine: 5001267

Narrative

""The miner was starting to push a 16 ft Swellex bolt into the hole, when a rock is believed to have hit the rim of his hardhat and then struck his lip area, resulting in three sutures on his lip/cheek.

Source

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