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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220051780088 · 06/20/2005 · White River Coal, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Idle
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost
32
Mine experience
2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Donald Blankenberger
Operator
White River Coal, Inc.
Mine
1202324

Narrative

Employee had backed cont miner out of #4 room to cut a corner off so that the shuttle car could get around easier. After he had cut the corner off, he backed the cont miner out by intersection waiting for roof bolter to bolt corner. While he was standing beside miner a piece of rock 5' long by 3' wide by 4-14"" thick struck the employee.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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