FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Rivers Edge Mining Inc
Start: 04/12/2011

220111150020 · 04/12/2011 · Rivers Edge Mining Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 56
Mine experience: 10.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Rivers Edge Mining Inc
Mine: 4608890

Narrative

The EE stated he was standing out by the miner between the coalhauler and the mine rib while the miner was loading the hauler. The rib rolled out onto him knocking him down and into the hauler. The rib struck him in the lower leg around the calf area. The EE began missing work on 4/13/11 due to the incident.

Source

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