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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220161890008 · 07/04/2016 · Taiga Mining Company, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
4
Mine experience
0.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jerome Birch
Operator
Taiga Mining Company, Inc.
Mine
5001603

Narrative

Employee was driving track vehicle when cargo load required adjustment. While adjusting cargo load employee slipped & fell forward landing in prone position on deck. Due to incline position of vehicle, employee then rolled off deck & fell appx 5 feet & landed on spongy vegetated ground resulting in injury to left shoulder. Employee was wearing all required PPE at time of event.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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