FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 06/04/2008

220081640035 · 06/04/2008 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 105
Mine experience: 3.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine: 4601271

Narrative

The employee stated he had helped move the MRS's into the cross cut and hung the cables and was watching the continuous miner cable when the rib rolled off and struck his left leg and ankle.

Source

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