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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
220122510042 · 09/01/2012 · Sterling Materials
Details
Degree of injury DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type Struck by falling object
Occupation Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
Activity Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost 0
Mine experience 5 years
Operator
Controller (parent) Boone Trust, Samuel A.B. (Alex) Boone Trustee
Operator Sterling Materials
Mine 1518068
Narrative Employee was hand scaling the face from the bucket approx. 18' above the floor. When a ""key"" stone was dislodged, a piece of the face rolled over. It struck the pry bar and the bucket that the employee was standing in.
Source
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