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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220121360024 · 05/07/2012 · Hecla Limited

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
BLOCKING
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Hecla Mining Company
Operator
Hecla Limited
Mine
1000088

Narrative

Employee drove CAT 950H loader to staging area at the Pond 4 site. He parked the machine at the staging area. He picked up the wheel chocks from the storage area on the loader and threw them to the ground. He then proceeded to begin climbing down the ladder not maintaining the required 3 points of contact. Employee fell from the ladder and landed on wheel chocks.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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