FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at McElroy Coal Company
Start: 04/22/2000

220001640047 · 04/22/2000 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 295
Mine experience: 0.01 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator: McElroy Coal Company
Mine: 4601437

Narrative

EMPLOYEE HAD MOVED TO FACE SIDE OF LONGWALL FACECONVEYOR WHILE CHAIN AND FLIGHTS WERE BEING MOVED BY MEANS OF HYDRAULIC TENSION UNITS. A SLAB OFCOAL APPROX. 4' X 2' X 8"" FELL OUT FROM THE FACE ONTO EMPLOYEE, PUSHING HIM INTO PANLINE. EMPLOYEE WAS SUB-CONTRACED TO LONG AIRDOX FOR REPAIR WORK TO FACE CONVEYOR.

Source

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