FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Start: 04/08/2004

220041070053 · 04/08/2004 · Kingwood Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.08 years

Operator

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

Narrative

THE EE WAS DROPPING THE BOLTER CABLE THAT WAS HUNG FROM THE ROOF AND A ROCK (APPROX. 2' X 3' X 2"" THICK) FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRIKING THE EE'S NECK AND MIDDLE BACK. THE EE LANDED ON HIS L. HAND. THE X-RAY AND CT SCAN WERE NEGATIVE. CONTUSION/BRUISE TO BACK, L. HAND & NECK. THE EE RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON LIGHT DUTY.

Source

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