FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at North Fork Coal Corporation
Start: 09/24/2011

220112700040 · 09/24/2011 · North Fork Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 127
Mine experience: 2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: North Fork Coal Corporation
Mine: 1518732

Narrative

The miner operator was repositioning the miner in the #8 entry on 002 section. As he was setting the miner over, a piece of rib fell out and struck him on his right leg. Employee was attended to by to M.E.T. on the section and transported outside. Employee has a possible fracture to right leg and ankle.

Source

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