FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Performance Coal Company
Start: 01/21/2009

220090420036 · 01/21/2009 · Performance Coal Company

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: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 65
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Performance Coal Company
Mine: 4608436

Narrative

The employee was out of the shuttle car cleaning out the deck when he was hit by a piece of coal in the back pushing him into the shuttle car injuring his right knee. Was diagnosed on 2/10/09 by a specialist after a MRI with a hyper-extended knee and remains off at this time.

Source

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