FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
Start: 08/17/2006

220062360003 · 08/17/2006 · Brooks Run Mining Company LLC

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: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 61
Mine experience: 1.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
Mine: 4608741

Narrative

Employee had installed outside bolt and moved drill head to put up inside bolt. A piece of rock approximately 1 inch thick x 4 foot wide x 5 foot long fell and struck in on the back of his right ankle due to employee working in a kneeling position.

Source

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