FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Lordsburg Mining Company
Start: 06/04/2009

220092010067 · 06/04/2009 · Lordsburg Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 273
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Santa Fe Gold Corporation
Operator: Lordsburg Mining Company
Mine: 2902356

Narrative

2 miners were loading equip into a loader bucket when a section of the roof fell on them. One was pinned in the loader bucket & the other was able to free himself & drive them both to the surface. Approx area that fell was 18"" wide, 1' thick, 6'long. Both miners were flown to the medical ctr, 1 released same night w/bruises, the other has several broken bones & lacerations.

Source

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