FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Start: 10/10/2011

220112900015 · 10/10/2011 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4609048

Narrative

Employee was bolting in #1 when a piece of rock approximately 6""x4""x1.5"" broke around steel. As Employee spun the steel back out the rock broke striking Employee on the face causing a laceration. Employee was transported to Raleigh General Hospital by EMS where he received 8 sutures.

Source

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