FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Bonanza Explorations, Inc.
Start: 11/20/2011

220113320014 · 11/20/2011 · Bonanza Explorations, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Apprentice, Trainee
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): American Bonanza Gold Corporation
Operator: Bonanza Explorations, Inc.
Mine: 0203000

Narrative

Miner was placing a 10' drill steel into a pre-drilled 6' hole. The miner was holding the steel when a rock approx. 4' x 4' x 3' began to fall in the area of the drill hole. The miner retreated as the steel bearing the weight of the rock hit the back of the knee and knocked him to the ground.

Source

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