FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Performance Coal Company
Start: 09/12/2000

220002620116 · 09/12/2000 · Performance 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: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LEG, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 190
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Performance Coal Company
Mine: 4608436

Narrative

EE WAS ON THE LAST ROW, FIRST BOLT BEING ISNTALLED, WHEN A ROCK AND COAL RIB THAT WAS 96"" L, 19TO47"" WIDE AND 10"" INCHES THICK SLID OFF TRAPPING HIS LEFT LEG. EE WAS REMOVED FROM THE MINE AND ABULANCE TO CAME GENERAL DIV. EE WAS ADMITTED AN DUNDE RWENT SURGERY.

Source

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