FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Start: 09/09/2008

220082660045 · 09/09/2008 · Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 27 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4607908

Narrative

Employee stated that he walked over to talk to the CM helper and was reaching down to move the CM water line out of the roadway when he was struck in the back by a rib roll from the barrier block behind him. He was knocked to the mine floor and suffered bruises and abrasions to his back, left hip and left knee.

Source

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