FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at North Fork Coal Corporation
Start: 06/09/2009

220091730026 · 06/09/2009 · North Fork Coal Corporation

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: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: 53
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cumberland Resources Corporation
Operator: North Fork Coal Corporation
Mine: 1518340

Narrative

Employee was operating a roof bolter in the No. 6 entry. While putting up a box a piece of draw rock fell striking the employee across the bridge of the nose.

Source

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