FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Ohio County Coal Company
Start: 11/05/2005

220053180119 · 11/05/2005 · Ohio County Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 13
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Ohio County Coal Company
Mine: 1517587

Narrative

EE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON 1C PONY HEADER IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING THE JACK PIPE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF THE TOP HITTING HIM ON THE BACK. HE SHOOK THE ROCK OFF HIS BACK & THAT CAUSED THE ROCK TO FALL HITTING HIS RIGHT FOOT AGAINST THE WATER LINE PIPE. IT WAS A ZINC WATER LINE. ROCK WAS 3 FT X 3 FT X 3 1/2 INCHES.

Source

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