FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Start: 01/08/2008

220080220020 · 01/08/2008 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

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: Discontinued 1/31/2014. Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): United Company
Operator: Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4609203

Narrative

Operator installed outside roof bolt and began to swing head in. A piece of rock 18""L X 8"" W X 2"" thick fell and struck his right hand which he had placed near the drill pot. He sustained a simple fracture to his ring and little finger of his right hand. Medical treatment was to splint (tape them together). This is to report medical treatment only.

Source

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