HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc.
Start: 07/06/2001

220012000013 · 07/06/2001 · Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BACK,MINE ROOF,HNGNG WALL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 98
Mine experience: 25.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc.
Mine: 3301159

Narrative

EE WAS CLIMBING ON TOP OF A SCOOP CAT TO DO MAINTENANCE WORK. AS HE CLIMBED ONTO IT, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT HEADER BLOCK AND JAMMED HIS NECK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO THE M INING OPERATION OR EQUIPMENT. THEINJURY DID NOT INVOLVE PROFICIENCY, TRAINING, ATTITUDE, PROTECTIVE ITEMS OR DEVICES. AWARENESS FOR TOP CLEARANCE OVER SCOOP WAS A FACTOR.

Source

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