FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Start: 10/29/2005

220053070022 · 10/29/2005 · AMFIRE Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Power shovel, Dragline
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: SCALP
Days lost: 99
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine: 3608497

Narrative

Rocks from the side of a highwall fell striking the back of an excavator breaking the front and rear windows of the cab. One piece of rock pushed the operator seat forward requiring his seat belt to be cut off. The operator was struck by a piece of the rock in the back of his head requiring stitches.

Source

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