FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc
Start: 08/21/2003

220032400021 · 08/21/2003 · Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Anker Group Inc
Operator: Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc
Mine: 4608622

Narrative

THE INJURED PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BOLT MACHINE TO MAINTAIN HIS BALANCE AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP AN INSERT HE HAD DROPPED, WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL OUT OF THE MINE ROOF STRIKING H IM ON THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. RESULTED IN A CUT AND A BROKEN BONE ON THIS FINGER. HE COMPLETED WORKING THE SHIFT AND RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED WORK DAY.

Source

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