FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Start: 10/29/2007

220073230073 · 10/29/2007 · Pine Ridge Coal Company 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: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 13
Mine experience: 1.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4607908

Narrative

The miner operator backed the continuous miner out of the face of #5 entry and told injured EE to hook up his slack rope. When injured EE hooked up the rope, a coal rib fell, striking injured EE in the middle of his back and legs. EE started missing work as a result of this injury on 11/8/07.

Source

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