FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Start: 10/19/2005

220052970093 · 10/19/2005 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

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: Observe operations
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 32
Mine experience: 1.73 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine: 1103060

Narrative

AFTER BOLTING THE FACE OF NUMBER 6 ENTRY, TWO WORKERS WERE SITTING AT THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER WAITING FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO FINISH CUTTING #5 LEFT. A ROCK MEASURING 12' X 3.5' X O"" TO 7"" THICK FELL AND BROKE OVER THE TRAM CANOPY OF THE MACHINE. ONE OF THE PIECES STRUCK EE ON THE SHIN CAUSING A LACERATION AND PARTIAL AVULSION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE.

Source

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