FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Start: 10/30/2008

220083150012 · 10/30/2008 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Idle
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 6
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine: 1202010

Narrative

The injured a section foreman was in the process of placing his gloves on the roof bolter when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and struck him on his left hand. The incident fracured his left pinky finger and cut it. Surgery was required to repair the injury and a portion of his finger was removed due to damage.

Source

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