FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Bluff Spur Coal Corporation
Start: 07/01/2009

220091880017 · 07/01/2009 · Bluff Spur Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cumberland Resources Corporation
Operator: Bluff Spur Coal Corporation
Mine: 4407237

Narrative

The employee was operating a continuous mining machine when a piece of draw rock fell out between roof bolts. The rock struck him on top of his head and bent his neck forward resulting in a strain to his neck.

Source

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