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MACHINERY
220242000023 · 07/09/2024 · U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Occupation
- Drift miner
- Activity
- Roof bolter, Drilling
- Injury source
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- Body part
- EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- Days lost
- 10
- Mine experience
- 23.96 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Americas Gold and Silver Corporation
- Operator
- U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
- Mine
- 1000082
Narrative
Nipper was knocking a drill bit off of a jackleg steel. A chip of rock broke off and flew approximately 20' and hit the miner in the eye.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown