SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Knox Creek Coal Corporation
Start: 03/03/2005

220050770042 · 03/03/2005 · Knox Creek Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall onto or against objects
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Escaping a hazard
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: SKULL
Days lost: 328
Mine experience: 7.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Knox Creek Coal Corporation
Mine: 4406804

Narrative

EE & co-worker were setting beams & jacks. Beams were on a flat car approximately 20"" from mine floor. Beam was raised & chained. EE moved to the other end of beam to pick up & set jack. First jack & beam became dislodged. To get out of way, EE proceeded to end of flat car & fell head first, contacting skull with sharp rock.

Source

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