FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Ohio County Coal Company LLC
Start: 09/20/2011

220113080022 · 09/20/2011 · Ohio County Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 25
Mine experience: 0.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Ohio County Coal Company LLC
Mine: 1517587

Narrative

The section foreman was marking up sight lines in #2 entry of #1 MMU001-0, when a piece of rock fell between pins and struck him in the back. The rock measured 4' x 4' x 2"". The foreman finished his shift and ensuing shifts, but began to miss work due to the injury on 10-05-2011.

Source

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