FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Mill Branch Coal Corporation
Start: 07/28/2000

220002140031 · 07/28/2000 · Mill Branch Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 223
Mine experience: 0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cumberland Resources Corporation
Operator: Mill Branch Coal Corporation
Mine: 4406861

Narrative

THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING USED TO CLEAN UP A ROCK FALL. THE INJURED WAS BESIDE THE MACHINE OPERATOR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED FROM THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM. INJURIES INCLUED FRACTURED RIB S, A COLLAPSED LUNG, AND 2 FRACTURED VERTEBRAE.

Source

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