FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Clinchfield Coal Company
Start: 11/20/2000

220003330009 · 11/20/2000 · Clinchfield Coal Company

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: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Pittston Company
Operator: Clinchfield Coal Company
Mine: 4406444

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONT MINING MACHINE IN THE #3 HEADING WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HAND. HE WAS HOLDING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT THE MINES AND WHEN ROCK FELL. I FELL ONTO THE REMOTE CONT, MASHING HAND BETWEEN MACHINE AND ROCK AND LACERATED BOTTOM OF INDEX FINGER.

Source

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