FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Old Ben Coal Company
Start: 01/30/2002

220020380049 · 01/30/2002 · Old Ben Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 131
Mine experience: 2.03 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator: Old Ben Coal Company
Mine: 1102408

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING SOME ROCK AWAY FROM A HEAD LIGHT AND A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT ARM.(FOREARM).

Source

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