FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at White Buck Coal Company
Start: 12/13/2007

220073540033 · 12/13/2007 · White Buck Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: White Buck Coal Company
Mine: 4607042

Narrative

EE was tramming the bolter up to install another row of bolts. A rock fell from between the last two bolts that were installed and hit his left hand that was on the inch control levers. He received 5 stitches to his left ring finger.

Source

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