FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Big Laurel Mining Corporation
Start: 05/22/2004

220041480014 · 05/22/2004 · Big Laurel Mining Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cumberland Resources Corporation
Operator: Big Laurel Mining Corporation
Mine: 4407087

Narrative

EE WAS TROUBLSHOOTING THE #3 SHUTTLE CAR WHICH HAD LOST ELECTRICAL POWER BEHIND THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN #6 ENTRY. EE WAS FACING THE SHUTTLE CAR WITH HIS BACK TOWARD THE RIB BEHIND THE REPAIRMAN ""WORKING"" AND TRIED TO GIVE A VERBAL WARNING. THE UPPER HALF OF RIB COLLAPSED AND FELL, KNOCKING HIM ON HIS LOWER BACK AND STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Source

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