FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 08/16/2007

220072490036 · 08/16/2007 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 12
Mine experience: 18.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine: 4601271

Narrative

The employee stated he had tied a shieve around a rib bolt and used it to remove the belt drive. He went to unhook the shieve when a rib roll struck him on the right shoulder and right leg. The employee did not start missing work until 8-29-07.

Source

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