FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Independence Coal Company Incorporated
Start: 09/13/2000

220002690161 · 09/13/2000 · Independence Coal Company Incorporated

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: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Independence Coal Company Incorporated
Mine: 4608513

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPAIRING TO PUT SUPPLIES BACK ON THE SERVICE SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 1' BY 1' BY 2' FELL STRIKING HIS KNUCKLE OF HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO CAMC WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE. THEINJURY WAS SPLINTED. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT SHIFT.

Source

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