FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
Start: 07/16/2003

220032060061 · 07/16/2003 · Brooks Run Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
Mine: 4608875

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SMALLER PIECES OF ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WITH HIS LEFT HAND. WITHOUT WARNING A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING THE LEFT HAND. THE ROCK INFLICTED A LACERATION TO THE LEFT THUMB WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE.

Source

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