FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC
Start: 01/22/2010

220100320032 · 01/22/2010 · Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Driller operator
Activity: Drill face, Rib, Side, Down
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Nyrstar NV
Operator: Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC
Mine: 4000170

Narrative

While drilling, employee was leaning against the right rib of the heading, approximately 5 feet back from the face. A rock fell from the right side of the heading striking employee in the rear of his hard hat, cutting the left side of his neck (behind his ear) and striking his left shoulder.

Source

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