FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Stevens Creek Quarry Inc
Start: 10/14/2016

220163010004 · 10/14/2016 · Stevens Creek Quarry Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Occupation: Outside foreman, Leadman
Activity: Bulldozer
Injury source: LANDSLIDE (SURF ONLY)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 176
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Richard Voss
Operator: Stevens Creek Quarry Inc
Mine: 0401676

Narrative

A hillside collapse due to a geological anomaly. The equipment operator had made approximately 10 passes at the new cut. As the equipment operator was backing up to make another pass/cut, the hillside collapsed. The force pushed in the window and partially filled the cab of the dozer.

Source

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