FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Excel Mining LLC
Start: 07/24/2006

220062090037 · 07/24/2006 · 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: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Excel Mining LLC
Mine: 1509571

Narrative

The shift foreman walked up to the roof bolter canopy to talk to the roof bolter operators. When he placed his right hand on the edge of the canopy a piece of draw rock fell striking him on the right hand, resulting in a laceration that required several sutures to close.

Source

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