FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc
Start: 08/05/2002

220022310150 · 08/05/2002 · Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 109
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): El Paso Energy Corp
Operator: Coastal Coal-West Virginia Llc
Mine: 4608751

Narrative

THE EE BACKED THE MINER FROM A LIFT HE JUST COMPLETED. HE SHUT THE MACHINE OFF. EXAMINED THE RIB AND WENT TO SET POST FOR THE NEXT LEFT. AT THIS TIME A PIECE OF BINDER 24 IN LONG X 18 IN WIDE X4 IN THICK POPPED FROMT HE RIB AND FELL APPROX.5 FT LANDING ON HIS LOWER LEFT LEG. FRACTURE OF LOWER LEG.

Source

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