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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

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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