FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Levisa Fork Mining Company
Start: 07/24/2000

220002140026 · 07/24/2000 · Levisa Fork Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 10
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Pen Holdings Inc
Operator: Levisa Fork Mining Company
Mine: 1516823

Narrative

INJURED WAS PREPARING TO BEGIN FIRST CUT FROM FACE OF #5 ENTRY; WAS POSITIONED OUTBY BOOM OF MINER APPROXIMATELY 40' FROM FACE. PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS HEAD

Source

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