FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at West Ridge Resources Inc
Start: 01/31/2009

220090370012 · 01/31/2009 · West Ridge Resources Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Longwall, Shear, Plow
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost: 12
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: West Ridge Resources Inc
Mine: 4202233

Narrative

At approx. 7:00 AM there was a bounce in the tailgate area of the longwall located in 7th west which occurred as the shear was cutting into the tailgate area. 1 person was injured and mining was expected to be delayed more than 1 hour due to mechanical repairs.

Source

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