FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.
Start: 10/28/2011

Fatal · 220113140039 · 10/28/2011 · Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
Activity: Utility truck, Water trucks
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Armstrong Energy Inc
Operator: Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.
Mine: 1519344

Narrative

Two employees were in route to begin shift loading holes in #11 Pit. As they traveled into the West end of this pit and attempted to drive up ramp onto work area the highwall collapsed resulting in death to both employees.

Source

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