FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Start: 04/13/2011

220111090028 · 04/13/2011 · Pine Ridge Coal 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: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4607908

Narrative

Employee was roof bolting in the No.4 entry and had drilled the outside bolt hole when unsupported mine roof approximately 1' to 2' thick fell inby the roof bolter. A piece of the rock fell across the ATRS arm and broke and fell on the outby side of the ATRS and struck the employee on the left shoulder blade resulting in a laceration requiring sutures.

Source

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