FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Start: 01/18/2007

220070220012 · 01/18/2007 · AMFIRE Mining Company 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, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine: 3608850

Narrative

Employee was kneeling beside the operator side controls of the #5 Fletcher Bolter. As he tightened the 6 1/2 foot combination bolt, a piece of roof rock (1/2 size CSE SCSR) fell between canopy and bolter boom striking his left gloved hand injurying his index finger. His hand was resting on his thigh it was hit.

Source

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