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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220101760050 · 06/15/2010 · Rosebud Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
56
Mine experience
7.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
J Clifford Forrest III
Operator
Rosebud Mining Company
Mine
3608862

Narrative

Victim was in between 2 cribs he had built. He noticed a piece of draw slate that needed pulled down. Using a rock bar, he pulled the 3 foot by 2 foot by 3 inch piece of draw rock. Unfortunately, the rock slid down the bar, pinching his right forearm against the crib. The sharp rock cut his skin and bent back his thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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