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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220091690015 · 06/10/2009 · Warrior Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
JAW INCLUDE CHIN
Days lost
7
Mine experience
1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Warrior Coal LLC
Mine
1517216

Narrative

Employee was changing bit in roof bolt steel when gob fell and struck him in the head. This pushed his face down on tray of roof bolter. Fractured jaw and had to have sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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