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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220112760028 · 09/27/2011 · U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Climb in piled material
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
8
Mine experience
0.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
U S Silver Corporation
Operator
U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Mine
1000082

Narrative

EE had stepped into a two foot trench to help a fellow employee lift a rammer over some underground utilities and when he stepped out of the trench, his knee gave out on him, causing him to fall back into the trench. His knee is the only injury that he received.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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