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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220040560007 · 02/17/2004 · Kingwood Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Set or remove brattice
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
74
Mine experience
0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Mine
4608751

Narrative

THE EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN FROM A 3-WAY CORNER TOARD THE FACE AND A ROCK APPROXIMATELY (7 FT LONG X 4.5 FT WIDE X 10 IN THICK) FELL FROM THE BLIND SIDE OF THE CURTAIN, LANDED ON ITS EDGE AND R OLLED ON HIS RIGHT LEG. FRACTURE TO FEMUR.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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