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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220183310019 · 11/19/2018 · Nyrstar Tennessee Mines - Gordonsville, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
CONCUSSION-BRAIN,CEREBRAL
Body part
BRAIN
Days lost
3
Mine experience
9 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Nyrstar NV
Operator
Nyrstar Tennessee Mines - Gordonsville, LLC
Mine
4000864

Narrative

At Approximately 2:10 A.M. a miner was loading roof bolts into the back of a tractor. The stack began to fall against the miner's legs pushing miner to the ground and on the way down miner struck face on the back of the tractor. Originally, treated as a first aid, but later diagnosed with a concussion.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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