FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Cumberland River Coal Company
Start: 05/20/2005

220051570033 · 05/20/2005 · Cumberland River Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 108
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ashland Inc
Operator: Cumberland River Coal Company
Mine: 1518705

Narrative

ROOF CONDITIONS WERE CHANGING AND STRAPS WERE STARTING TO BE INSTALLED. AS THE SECOND BOLT WAS BEING INSTALLED IN THE STRAP, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT. X-RAY DID NOT SHOW A FRACTURE; HOWEVER, AN MRI GIVEN ON 5/27/05 SHOWED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

Source

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