FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Southern Ohio Coal Company
Start: 07/31/2001

220012260027 · 07/31/2001 · Southern Ohio Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 84
Mine experience: 26.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator: Southern Ohio Coal Company
Mine: 3301172

Narrative

EE HAD JUST ARRIVE AT THE LONGWALL SHEARER AND WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE SOME OF THE BITS ON THE TAIL AND DRUM. HE HAD HIT A COUPLE OF THE BITS, TO LOOSEN THEM, WHEN MATERIALS FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF, STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, NECK, AND RIGHT SHOULDER. THE MATERIALS WERE A COMBINATION OF ROCK AND COAL AND WAS APPROX. 30"" X 36"" X 1 1/2"" THICK.

Source

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