FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Hopkins County Coal LLC
Start: 01/10/2011

220110180041 · 01/10/2011 · Hopkins County 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: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: WRIST
Days lost: 23
Mine experience: 0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Hopkins County Coal LLC
Mine: 1518826

Narrative

The injured employee was in the process of putting his cable bolt wrench into the chuck of the bolter, when a piece of rock struck his left arm. This resulted in a fracture to his left wrist. The employee began missing work on 1/14/2011.

Source

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