FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 04/15/2004

220041170093 · 04/15/2004 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4607273

Narrative

EE WAS KNOCKING DOWN A STOPPING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE KNOCKED THE TOP HALF OUT AND STOPPED TO CLEAN HIS GLASSES. HE REMOVED HIS GLOVES AND GLASSES. HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF THE SOLID BLOCKS AND A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE ROCK WAS 0 - 1"" THICK, 20 1/2"" LONG AND 10"" WIDE. HE RECEIVED SUTURES.

Source

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