FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Bluff Spur Coal Corporation
Start: 09/18/2003

220032660003 · 09/18/2003 · Bluff Spur Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 18
Mine experience: 1.76 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cumberland Resources Corporation
Operator: Bluff Spur Coal Corporation
Mine: 4405559

Narrative

THE CONTINUOUS MINER HAD BEEN BACKED OUT OF THE CUT BEING TAKEN BECAUSE A MACHINE GUARD HAD FALLEN OFF THE MACHINE WHILE IN THE CUT. THE EE & MINER OPERATOR WERE OBSERVING THE LOCATION OF THE GUARD WHEN A LARGE ROCK RIB FELL FROM BEHIND THELINE CURTAIN STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND HIP.

Source

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