FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at I O Coal Company, LLC
Start: 09/09/2008

220082600059 · 09/09/2008 · I O Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: POST,CAPS,HEADERS,TIMBER
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 53
Mine experience: 2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: I O Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608798

Narrative

Employee was helping change the bits on the continuous miner. The right side of the rib rolled out, knocking a timber out. The timber struck EE on the back of his shoulder. X-rays revealed no fractures and an MRI date has not been scheduled yet.

Source

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