FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 06/13/2005

220051710035 · 06/13/2005 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Advance roof support-longwall
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

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

Narrative

PULLING #144 SHIELD OFF LINE. AFTER SHIELD WAS REMOVED, MEMBER STARTED SETTING 10"" PROPSETTER WHERE THE SHIELD WAS LOCATED. CO-WORKER HAD PROP STOOD UP AND READY TO BE WEDGED. AS EE STARTED TO WEDGE THE PROP A ROCK 4' X 4' X 8"" STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

Source

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