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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
220060530006 · 02/06/2006 · Energy West Mining Company
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
- Accident type
- Struck by rolling or sliding object
- Occupation
- Continuous miner helper, Coal mole helper, Bridgeman
- Activity
- Continuous miner
- Injury source
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- Body part
- LEG, NEC
- Days lost
- 23
- Mine experience
- 4.88 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
- Operator
- Energy West Mining Company
- Mine
- 4200121
Narrative
The employee was operating the continuous miner when a rib sloughed off and struck the employee in the right leg, causing a strain to his leg.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown