FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at White Buck Coal Company
Start: 09/02/2009

220092570029 · 09/02/2009 · White Buck Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 85
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: White Buck Coal Company
Mine: 4608365

Narrative

EE was helping the section electrician service the right continuous miner, when a piece of rock fell out between the rib bolt and the inside bolt, striking him on the right side of his head, neck and arm.

Source

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