FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Start: 12/04/2006

220063460008 · 12/04/2006 · Peabody Midwest Mining, 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: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 28
Mine experience: 1.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine: 1202295

Narrative

The employee and the off-side roof bolter pulled the roof bolter machine into # 3 room to roof bolt a cut. The injured employee stepped over to the hand controls to position the machine, when a piece of rock 60"" x 22"" x 0-4"" fell out of the roof next to the rib line. The rock struck the employee on the head knocking him into the bolter or the floor.

Source

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