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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220132000039 · 07/10/2013 · New Era Petroleum, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
192
Mine experience
0.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
New Era Petroleum (Jersey) Ltd
Operator
New Era Petroleum, Inc.
Mine
4801766

Narrative

Miner working in shaft bottom was struck on hard hat by a piece of rock that became dislodged from the shaft rib by the forces acting upon a properly installed galloway stabilizer jack. The miner received a scalp laceration that required sutures. CT scan revealed a slight fracture in the basilar bone and a minor compression fracture to the T-8 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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