FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Excel Mining LLC
Start: 01/19/2006

220060300089 · 01/19/2006 · Excel Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Excel Mining LLC
Mine: 1518839

Narrative

EE WAS INSTALLING PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS IN 1 LEFT BREAK. HE INSTALLED THE 1ST ROOF BOLT & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SWINGING THE DRILL BOOM IN TO INSTALL THE 2ND BOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF SANDSTONE ROCK FELL OFF THE DRILL CANOPY. THE ROCK STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE SIDE OF THE DRILL BOOM, RESULTING IN A SMALL HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN THE BACK OF HIS HAND.

Source

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