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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220152470039 · 08/28/2015 · West Ridge Resources Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Remove/position hydraulic jack
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
West Ridge Resources Inc
Mine
4202233

Narrative

Two employees were in the process of setting a simplex jack to support roof in the belt line. When they applied pressure to the jack a piece of the roof broke and struck the employee in the upper left part of the back. Resulting in a partial collapsed lung.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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