FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Start: 01/05/2008

220080150055 · 01/05/2008 · Kingwood Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Discontinued 1/31/2014. Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 20
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Mine: 4608751

Narrative

A thin piece of rock fell from between the roof bolts and struck the employee's hard hat and slid down his neck. X-ray was negative; bruise and 4 stitches to neck. He returned to work his next scheduled shift, but missed the remainder of the week.

Source

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