FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.
Start: 02/16/2005

220050530120 · 02/16/2005 · McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): James River Coal Company
Operator: McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.
Mine: 1518616

Narrative

EE was operating a continuous miner in the #8 heading of the 002-0 section. He was backing the miner up to change sides of the cut when a piece of rock fell on the miner. The rock broke, and a piece of rock (approx 5 1/2' long, 2 1/2' wide, & 3"" thick) flipped off miner and struck EE in the head & back. - Broken back.

Source

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