MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Old Ben Coal Company
Start: 04/08/2004

220041060021 · 04/08/2004 · Old Ben Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.88 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator: Old Ben Coal Company
Mine: 1102408

Narrative

INJURED EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON UNIT 1. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING UP A ROOF BOLT FOR INSTALLATION WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRUCK THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE BOOM, AND BOUNCED OFF THE BOOM STRIKING HIM ON THE FACE, R. SHOULDER, AND R. ARM. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION JUST BELOW THE NOSE THAT REQUIRED 3 SUTURES. EE IS WORKING WITH SUTURES.

Source

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