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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220002630003 · 08/31/2000 · Eastern Mingo Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Stopping builder, Ventilation man, Mason man, Overcast
Activity
Ventilation maintenance
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
NECK
Days lost
Mine experience
8 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator
Eastern Mingo Coal Company
Mine
4608680

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING APART A WATER LINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, JAMMING HIS NECK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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