MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Meadow Branch Mining Corporation
Start: 10/22/2001

220013040047 · 10/22/2001 · Meadow Branch Mining Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: SIDE OR RIB
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 43
Mine experience: 0.76 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cumberland Resources Corporation
Operator: Meadow Branch Mining Corporation
Mine: 4406883

Narrative

EMPLOYEE PULLED PINNER INTO PLACE TO START BOLTING, WHEN HE PLACED THE T-BAR THE FIRST TIME HE NOTICED LOOSE ROCK. HE LET THE T-BAR BACK OFF, RELOCATED THE PINNER, THEN PUT THE T-BAR UP AGAINS T LOOSE ROCK CAUSING ROCK FROM RIB TO ROLL OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEES FOOT.

Source

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