ENTRAPMENT

Name: ENTRAPMENT at Old Ben Coal Company
Start: 05/24/2002

220021540094 · 05/24/2002 · Old Ben Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: ENTRAPMENT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Shuttle car, Ram car, Buggy
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 11
Mine experience: 0.09 years

Operator

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

Narrative

AS A RESULT OF A ROOF FALL 2 MINERS WERE TRAPPED UNDER A ROOF FALL FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. ONE MINER WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAB OF A SHUTTLE CAR & THE OTHER WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE S HUTTLE CAR & THE RIB. NEITHER MINER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Source

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