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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220112490011 · 08/31/2011 · French Gulch (Nevada) Mining Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Timothy A Callaway
Operator
French Gulch (Nevada) Mining Corp
Mine
0403425

Narrative

A crew of miners were working off the main raise of 275 Stope. Miner went down the main raise manway to the sill level. He began picking up some items from under the ore pass. He had not covered the grizzley of the ore pass. A rock rolled down the ore pass, and hit the miner in the hardhat causing injury to the miners head.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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