FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at River View Coal LLC
Start: 05/24/2010

220101580020 · 05/24/2010 · River View Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 35
Mine experience: 0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: River View Coal LLC
Mine: 1519374

Narrative

Roof bolter operator was walking beside his machine to get a drink of water. A piece of material fell above the wing curtain and struck him on top of his head. The incident resulted in a hairline fracture of a cervical vertabrae facet.

Source

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