FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Mammoth Coal Co.
Start: 02/10/2011

220110450034 · 02/10/2011 · Mammoth Coal Co.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 69
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Mammoth Coal Co.
Mine: 4609237

Narrative

Employee was helping roof bolt crew to bolt #7 entry, when a rib rolled and struck him. He was standing on the off side of the roof bolter between roof bolter and rib. The rock that had struck him was approximately 6 ft long x 23 inches wide x 11 - 18 inches thick.

Source

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