FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Name: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 03/02/2005

220050730080 · 03/02/2005 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4607273

Narrative

EE & co-workers were in the process of cleaning rock off of the LW head drive. Member was lying on his belly with upper body positioned under the #2 LW shield. A rock approx 8"" x 6"" x 1/2"" fell off the shield tips striking his right calf. He walked to the mantrip & was brought to the surface. He was taken to Boone Memorial. He was diagnosed with a deep contusion to right calf.

Source

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