FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Laurel Coal Corp.
Start: 08/09/2006

220062260105 · 08/09/2006 · Laurel Coal Corp.

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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Clarence R Peters; Richard N Nester
Operator: Laurel Coal Corp.
Mine: 4608949

Narrative

Bolt crew had set ATRS preparing to bolt the face of #4 entry. Operator was starting to swing drill boom out to install 1st Roof bolt. A piece of slate 0-8"" thick x 30"" x 60"" fell between T-bar and last permanent support. Rock hit operator on head & shoulders & hit bolter canopy. Canopy had not yet been raised. Neck was jammed up & shoulders bruised.

Source

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