FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Coal Miners Inc
Start: 05/22/2001

Fatal · 220011440006 · 05/22/2001 · Coal Miners Inc

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.73 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Gene L McGregor
Operator: Coal Miners Inc
Mine: 1102846

Narrative

INJURED WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE CENTER GEAR CASE OF THE #11 JOY MINER ON #2 UNIT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING INJURED IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS PINNING HIS HEAD ON THE MINER. INJURED RECEIVED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. INJURED WAS LIFE FLIGHTED FROM THE MINE TO ST MARY'S HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE, IND. INJURED DIED ABOUT 6:15 PM ON MAY 23, 2001.

Source

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