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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220110030029 · 12/21/2010 · Mettiki Coal WV, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
2
Mine experience
0.81 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Mettiki Coal WV, LLC
Mine
4609028

Narrative

Employee was standing on the pontoons of the #2 longwall face support when a rock fell from in between the #2 and #3 longwall face supports at the tip. The rock struck the top of the headgate gearbox cover and when doing so it bounced off the cover and then struck the employee on the left foot causing injury.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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