FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Big Ridge Inc
Start: 08/07/2006

220062280014 · 08/07/2006 · Big Ridge Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 40
Mine experience: 1.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Big Ridge Inc
Mine: 1103054

Narrative

Employee was sitting on the ground, helping the repairman fix a bad spot in the roofbolter cable. A Sulfur ball or kettle bottom fell from the roof and struck the victim on the thumb as he held the cable on the ground. It fell from about 6"" high.

Source

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