FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Start: 10/21/2008

220083010055 · 10/21/2008 · Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK 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: Underground equipment, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 16.65 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The employee was moving No. 4 MRS after mining the second lift from the bottom end of the pillar block. He was standing at the crosscut to the right of the intersection when a piece of rock fell from the top striking the employee on top of the hard hat.

Source

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