FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Eighty Four Mining Company
Start: 05/24/2004

220041590106 · 05/24/2004 · Eighty Four Mining 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: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ELBOW
Days lost: 22
Mine experience: 6.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator: Eighty Four Mining Company
Mine: 3600958

Narrative

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE MINER. HE SAID THAT UPON COMPLETING DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT, A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OUT OF THE ROOF AS HE WAS RETRIEVING THE DRILL STEEL. THE ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW.

Source

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