FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Old Ben Coal Company
Start: 05/26/2004

220041560011 · 05/26/2004 · 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: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 19
Mine experience: 22.58 years

Operator

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

Narrative

THE INJURED EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON UNIT 2. HE WAS WALKING OUT OF ROOM #1 AND A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, SCRAPING DOWN BOTH LOWER LEGS AND LANDING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE INCIDENT CAUSED CONTUSION/ABRASION TO BOTH LOWER LEGS AND CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT FOOT. THE EE WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS CHECK ROOF AND RIB IN HIS WORK AREA AND AREA OF TRAVEL.

Source

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