FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.
Start: 11/23/2005

220053330036 · 11/23/2005 · Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner helper, Coal mole helper, Bridgeman
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 144
Mine experience: 3.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cumberland Resources Corporation
Operator: Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.
Mine: 4407052

Narrative

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. HE HAD MINED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE AND WAS STEPPING THE MACHINE OVER TO MINE THE LEFT SIDE. AS HE WAS MOVING THE MACHINE, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL (BETWEEN THE RIB AND RIB BOLTS) STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG.

Source

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