FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Black Wolf Coal Company Inc
Start: 05/05/2007

220071440046 · 05/05/2007 · Black Wolf Coal Company 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: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 37
Mine experience: 2.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Severstal Resources
Operator: Black Wolf Coal Company Inc
Mine: 3608746

Narrative

On 5/5/07 a piece of rock (2'x4'x21/2')fell from roof while bolting striking the EE's back & elbow.Cont'd working until 5/15/07 when walking felt pain in back. Xray showed a fracture to his transverse process (small bone in lower back.).

Source

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