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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
220092290063 · 08/10/2009 · Cumberland Coal Resources LP
Details
Degree of injury DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type Struck by falling object
Occupation Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost 123
Mine experience 12.38 years
Operator
Controller (parent) Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator Cumberland Coal Resources LP
Mine 3605018
Narrative The injured was scaling down loose ribs from behind the ventilation tubes, when a piece of rib struck him in the legs. The injured suffered a right knee sprain and a left ankle sprain.
Source
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