MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 03/21/2000

220001430001 · 03/21/2000 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 156
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4607273

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WHEN HE STATED A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM IN THE BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING OF BACK PROBLEMS TO HIS FELLOW EMPLOYEES WEEKS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. HE STATED TH AT HE HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS BEFORE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3-30-00. FIRST DAY OF WORK MISSED 4-24-00.

Source

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