FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Name: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 10/07/2003

220032870030 · 10/07/2003 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost: 28
Mine experience: 0.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

HELPING CO-WORKERS SPLICE THE #4 UNIT FACE BELT, HE WAS LAYING UNDER THE BELT ON HIS STOMACH DRIVING A BELT SPLICE PIN THROUGH A NEW SET OF BELT CLIPS. THE BELT CHAIN HOLDING THE BELT STRUCTUR E SLIPPED FROM THE FRAME SLOT ALLOWING THE STRUCTURE TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING ONTO HIS BACK. THE FORCE OF THE STRUCTURE STRIKING HIS BACK RESULTED IN A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO 1 RIB, RIGHT CHEST.

Source

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