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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220081190037 · 04/21/2008 · Northern Star (Pogo) LLC

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
Climb in piled material
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Teck Corp
Operator
Northern Star (Pogo) LLC
Mine
5001642

Narrative

While doing a Mine Rescue training senerio employee was climbing up a gob pile to search for missing miner he put his right hand on a bolt coming out of rib at that time a small rock came down from the back behind the wire and struck him on his left hand

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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