FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Start: 04/27/2016

220161450018 · 04/27/2016 · Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company

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): Hecla Mining Company
Operator: Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company
Mine: 5001267

Narrative

Back failed after blasting a left rib slab. Failure extended roughly 15' above previous back height. Blast occurred at end of dayshift with all personnel out of the mine. Neither ventilation or egress were affected due to location at the face.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown