FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Elk Run Coal Company Inc
Start: 11/20/2003

220033300011 · 11/20/2003 · Elk Run Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Scoop car/Scooptram operator, Load/Haul/Dump (LHD) operator, Teletram operator
Activity: Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 38
Mine experience: 0.05 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Elk Run Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4608923

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS LOCATED ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE #4 A BELT BETWEEN 17 & 18 BREAK. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHOVELING THE WALKWAY WHEN A COAL RIB MEASURING 12' X 5' X 2' FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LOW ER LEFT LEG, PINCHING HIS LEG BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE BELT STRUCTURE.

Source

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