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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220111390020 · 05/16/2011 · Big Ridge Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
WRIST
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.33 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Big Ridge Inc
Mine
1103054

Narrative

Employee states he was helping get a continuous miner out of a cut when the machine was hung up. He states he was tossing crib blocks under the tracks of the machine, when a rock fell from beyond supported roof and struck him on the back and left arm. The employee suffered a laceration of the left upper arm (22 sutures) and a fractured left wrist.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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