FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Genwal Resources Inc
Start: 08/12/2002

220022350033 · 08/12/2002 · Genwal Resources Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Fall onto or against objects
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Longwall, Shear, Plow
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 11.01 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Andalex Resources B V
Operator: Genwal Resources Inc
Mine: 4201715

Narrative

WHILE OPERATING THE TAILGATE END OF THE SHEAR CUTTING COAL TOWRDS THE TAILGATE OF THE LONGWALL FACE, A BOUNCE IN THE FLOOR OCCURRED. THIS KNOCKED THE INDIVIDUAL DOWN WHERE HE STRUCK HIS HEAD A ND UPPER LEFT BACK ON BAS LIFT CYLINDER BRACKET. THIS CAUSED A BUMP ON HIS HEAD AND XRAYS SHOWED A SMALL PIECE OF BONE CHIPPED OFF THE END OF THE PROCESS OF HIS T-1 VERTEBRA.

Source

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