FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 08/26/2009

220092440034 · 08/26/2009 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Discontinued 1/31/2014. Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
Activity: Shuttle car, Ram car, Buggy
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 7.37 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

EE reported: Riding on a golf cart entering the coal mine, as he was traveling thru an area where the roof is high a small piece of draw rock fell striking the frame of the cart, flipping over and contacting his left shin resulting in a small laceration (1/2""). To close the wound required 4 sutures.

Source

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