FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Performance Coal Company
Start: 06/28/2001

220011860042 · 06/28/2001 · Performance Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Headgate operator
Activity: Escaping a hazard
Injury source: BOXES,CRATES,CARTONS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.34 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS HELPING ALIGN THE SECTION TAILPIECE. HE HEARD A COAL RIB BREAK LOOSE AND HE DOVER UNDER THE CABLE MONORAIL. THE RIB KNOCKED A TIMBER SUPPORT LOOSE THAT HIT HIM IN THE BACK, FORCING HIS HEAD INTO THE VALVE CHEST ON TAILPIECE.

Source

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