FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Klondex Gold & Silver Mining Company
Start: 08/19/2016

220162360033 · 08/19/2016 · Klondex Gold & Silver Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Load-haul-dump (UG)
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.65 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Klondex Mines Ltd
Operator: Klondex Gold & Silver Mining Company
Mine: 2602691

Narrative

The employee was mucking the heading when the LHD EE was operating slid into the RIB, causing the canopy of the LHD to hit the RIB. The canopy broke loose a rock that fell into the operators seat of the LHD, landing on the employees right side.

Source

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