FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Start: 03/02/2007

220072320012 · 03/02/2007 · 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: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 98
Mine experience: 2.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine: 1103060

Narrative

The injured employee was walking past the corner of a pillar that had a slip running across the corner of it. As he walked by a piece of rock fell from the roof striking the employee knocking him to the ground; a second piece of rock fell striking the back of his left ankle. Diagnosed with tear to his ligaments in ankle.

Source

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