FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Big Ridge Inc
Start: 11/23/2007

220073340001 · 11/23/2007 · Big Ridge 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: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 55
Mine experience: 1.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Big Ridge Inc
Mine: 1103054

Narrative

Employee stated that he was roofbolting at the face and a piece of roof fell from between the rib and bolter canopy and struck him on the leg and ankle. Person was transported to medical services and was taken off work.

Source

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