FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Sunrise Coal, LLC.
Start: 10/17/2007

220073020084 · 10/17/2007 · Sunrise Coal, LLC.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ronald E Laswell
Operator: Sunrise Coal, LLC.
Mine: 1202349

Narrative

The employee was drilling a hole for roof support installation. The surface rock he was drilling through separated and fell breaking across the boom of the roof bolter. The rock struck the operator's lever control forearm. The employee sustained a fracture of the forearm.

Source

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