FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Emerald Coal Resources LP
Start: 08/03/2011

220112270064 · 08/03/2011 · Emerald Coal Resources LP

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Emerald Coal Resources LP
Mine: 3605466

Narrative

The employee was setting a strap on the timber jacks when a piece of rock, 4'x2'x2"", fell from the roof landing on the strap. This pushed the strap into the air catching the employee's hand. The employee received a laceration on the palm of his right hand.

Source

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