FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Freedom Energy Mining Company
Start: 07/27/2000

220002170029 · 07/27/2000 · Freedom Energy Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 78
Mine experience: 4.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Freedom Energy Mining Company
Mine: 1507082

Narrative

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A CONTINUOUS MINER ON THE 001-0 SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF SANDSTONE FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF. ROCK STRUCK EE PINNING HIM IN A CROUCHED POSITION MOMENTARILY UNTIL FELLOW WORKERS COULD REMOVE THE ROCK. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO BOTH THE FIBULA AND TIBIA OF THE RIGHT LOWER LEG.

Source

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