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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220160740013 · 03/10/2016 · Northern Star (Pogo) LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd
Operator
Northern Star (Pogo) LLC
Mine
5001642

Narrative

While foam grouting in the 1300 EXP, a wedge in the back failed, pulling ground support out with it and also impeding passage. Grouters were approx. 6 feet away from failure in the deck of a getman scissor lift. Grouters were pumping chemicals into a grout hole when the wedge came out. It is believed that the grout being injected displaced the rock and caused it to slip

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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