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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

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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