FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
Start: 07/25/2011

220112160001 · 07/25/2011 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC

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: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 87
Mine experience: 7 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
Mine: 4406929

Narrative

Employee was running miner in No. 1 heading to right hand lift when a piece of rib rolled off striking him on lower back and across both ankles. Accident occurred at MMU 001, #1 entry 20' in by spad #19641. Rock was 12' 2"" long, 25"" wide and 12"" thick.

Source

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