FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 09/14/2010

220102590027 · 09/14/2010 · 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: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Stated: Employee was operating continuous miner. He looked over his left shoulder to check his clearance as he backed out of a cut. When he looked back, a rock 1'X 1'X 1"" thick fell from the roof onto his right hand, pinning it on the remote box.

Source

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