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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220061700062 · 06/06/2006 · Dodge Hill Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
8
Mine experience
2.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Dodge Hill Mining Company LLC
Mine
1518335

Narrative

EE was using a 5' pry bar trying to remove a big rock off miner on #2 unit in #7 entry. Another rock underneath the rock he was removing that he was not aware of. As he pryed rock closer to edge of miner rock underneath fell off miner & struck him on top of foot. He had on metarasal boots. x-rays two bones on top of foot were fractured. rock size 3 1/2'x2'x8'.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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