FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Turris Coal Company
Start: 06/29/2004

220042050040 · 06/29/2004 · Turris Coal Company

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: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Accident recovery
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 13.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator: Turris Coal Company
Mine: 1102664

Narrative

WHILE WORKING TO FREE A CONTINUOUS MINER STUCK IN A CUT A PIECE OF SHALE 2' X 1.5' X 6' FELL FROM THE ROOF & STRUCK THE MINER, BREAKING INTO SEVERAL PIECES, ONE OF WHICH STRUCK THE VICTIM. A ROW OF ROOF BOLTS WAS 1.5'-2' FROM EDGE OF THE BROW. WORK AREA WAS FULLY BOLTED & 4 ROWS BEHIND UNSUPPORTED ROOF. LACERATION NEAR LEFT EYEBROW. RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.

Source

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