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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220202380011 · 08/19/2020 · Specialty Vermiculite LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Walking, Running
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
LEG, NEC
Days lost
91
Mine experience
0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Dicalite Management Holdings, LLC
Operator
Specialty Vermiculite LLC
Mine
3800085

Narrative

Metal floor grate panel was removed for cleanup of material underneath. Employee stepped into open hole created by panel removal, losing balance, twisting and straining leg as they caught themselves while falling.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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