FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Stillwater Mining Company
Start: 05/11/2008

220081400006 · 05/11/2008 · Stillwater 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: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 7.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Stillwater Mining Company
Operator: Stillwater Mining Company
Mine: 2401879

Narrative

Employee was rehab bolting an area with screen wire installed on the back. A small piece of rock fell through the 4""x4"" opening and bounced off of the jackleg drill muffler, striking his face, causing a laceration on the bridge of his nose which required sutures.

Source

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