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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220080500044 · 02/14/2008 · Bledsoe Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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, Inserting bolt
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James River Coal Company
Operator
Bledsoe Coal Corporation
Mine
1519135

Narrative

Employee was putting a bolt & glue in hole when a piece of rock fell from between the roof bolts, striking him in the left side of face.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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