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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220090200073 · 01/12/2009 · Dominion Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Idle
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
ANKLE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
8.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Sunoco, Inc.
Operator
Dominion Coal Corporation
Mine
4406839

Narrative

The EE was injured when a rock measuring 13"" W X 13.5"" T X 17"" L fell from the rib near his postion and caught his left ankel. The section is pillaring and the EE had just started taking a miner cut with the cont. miner out of the left hand pillar. Shuttle car circuit breaker kicked & EE stated he would eat while breaker was put back in SC. Eating lunch when rock rolled of rib.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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