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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220083260020 · 11/13/2008 · Remington LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
157
Mine experience
0.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator
Remington LLC
Mine
4609230

Narrative

Employee was retrieving a tool from the back of a Johnson Indutries personnel carrier and was struck by a combination of rib coal and roof rock. The material hit employee in the lower back and his legs, forcing him into the back of the personnel carrier. He sustained multiple fractures to the lower leg, crushing injuries to the right pelvis and right ankle.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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