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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220070790009 · 03/14/2007 · Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
BHP Billiton
Operator
Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Mine
2902170

Narrative

Discovered that the roof had come in adjacent to the last shield on the face and travel off the face in to the tailgate entry was blocked. The face was located at survey station 117+60 at the time of the fall. The fall was approximately 18 ft wide, 7 feet high and 15 ft long.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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