FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 08/17/2000

220002370042 · 08/17/2000 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Advance roof support-longwall
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.05 years

Operator

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

Narrative

INJURED WAS STANDING UNDER #4 SHIELD PULLING #3 SHIELD IN AS A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN JACK #30 AND #4 HITTING THE CIRCUIT CABLE AND HIGH PRESSURE HOSE, BOUNCING AND STRIKING HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD. INJURED WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED STITCHES.

Source

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