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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220131160032 · 04/24/2013 · Sterling Mining Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Discontinued 1/31/2014. Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
DISLOCATION
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
2
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
W Thomas Mackall
Operator
Sterling Mining Corporation
Mine
3304591

Narrative

Scoop operator was hand shoveling along the rib at the face of the crosscut B-4 production hole on the return side, when a piece of roof approx. 15"" wide, 4' long and 10"" thick fell from the roof in between bolts and struck the operator on the right shoulder, dislocating his shoulder.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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