FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Start: 09/10/2008

220082630013 · 09/10/2008 · 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: 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: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): United Company
Operator: Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4608266

Narrative

Roof bolter was installing a roof bolt on the rib side and as he put two pieces of steel together a piece of draw rock fell from the mine roof and struck his right middle finger lacerating it. The laceration required (4) sutures. This is to report medical treatment only.

Source

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