FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Gibson County Coal LLC
Start: 08/17/2006

220062350052 · 08/17/2006 · Gibson County Coal 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: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Gibson County Coal LLC
Mine: 1202215

Narrative

On 8/17/06, employee was drilling a hole in the mine roof for a roof bolt. As he was drilling the hole a small piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking him just below the right eye causing a laceration. The laceration was closed with two sutures.

Source

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