FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Old Ben Coal Company
Start: 05/12/2004

220041530116 · 05/12/2004 · Old Ben Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 32
Mine experience: 26.85 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE was operating the cont miner on unit 1. He was rolling up the ventilation curtain in order to start a knotch, a piece of roof rock fell from between the roof bolts, striking him on the left knee. The incident caused a contusion to the left knee. EE started missing time 5-17-04.

Source

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