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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220050700028 · 03/08/2005 · Oxbow Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Escaping a hazard
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
324
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Oxbow Carbon LLC
Operator
Oxbow Mining, LLC
Mine
0504674

Narrative

Employees had installed double row of timber inby x-cut 25 in #1 entry of West Mains. And were setting the last timber on breaker row 20' outby roof fall. The inby roof fall caved higher taking out the brow and double breaker row. The employee fled but was knocked down and his foot was pinned by rock. Compound fracture left lower leg.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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