Midas Joint Venture · Struck by falling object
SCALING AND A SMALL ROCK, THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL, FELL. IT HIT A HOSE AND BOUNCED UP CUTTING MINER ON UPPER LIP AND CHIPPING THE TOOTH.
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Midas Joint Venture · Struck by falling object
MINER WAS MARKING FACE WHEN A ROCK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FELL ABOUT 4 FEET STRIKING THE MINER ON THE HARD HAT. THE MINER HAD SEVERE PAIN IN THE NECK AND WAS TREATED AS A POSSIBLE NECK I NJURY.
February 4, 1998
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Midas Joint Venture · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN LOWERING VENT PIPE INTO A RAISE. HE WAS STATIONED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAISE TO FLASH HIS LIGHT WHEN THE TUBE REACHED THE BOTTOM. HE WAS STANDING UNDER THE BROW, LEAN ING FORWARD TO USE HIS LIGHT. THE PIPE KNOCKED AROCK LOOSE WHICH FELL TO THE MUCKPILE AND BOUNCED UPWARD SIDEWARD, STRIKING THE INJURED IN THE MOUTH.
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