FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Mammoth Coal Co.
Start: 02/20/2009

220090560027 · 02/20/2009 · Mammoth Coal Co.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Shuttle car, Ram car, Buggy
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Mammoth Coal Co.
Mine: 4609108

Narrative

Employee had almost completed loading a shuttle car. A rock measuring 91"" x 13"" x 11.5"" fell from top and landed on the boom of the miner. It traveled the conveyor to the shuttle car. Since the car was almost loaded the rock slid off the side of the shuttle car and struck employee in the left leg.

Source

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