SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Performance Coal Company
Start: 11/12/2001

220013620003 · 11/12/2001 · Performance Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall onto or against objects
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Escaping a hazard
Injury source: ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.75 years

Operator

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

Narrative

THE LONGWALL SECTION WAS MOVING TO A NEW SET UP.EE AND OTHERS WERE BUILDING CRIBBS AS SHIELDS WERE BEING REMOVED. AFTER #30 SHIELD WAS REMOVED, A ROOF BOLT BROKE AND THEY RAPIDLY GOT UNDER OTHER SHIELDS FOR COVER. IN PROCESS EE TRIPPED AND FELL CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS CAP LIGHT BATTERY.

Source

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