FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Emerald Coal Resources LP
Start: 11/05/2011

220113180087 · 11/05/2011 · Emerald Coal Resources LP

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 160
Mine experience: 3.08 years

Operator

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

Narrative

He was changing bits on the tailgate end of the longwall shearer when a piece of rock fell from between the tip of the shield and the face striking him on the head and knocking him into the panline. he sustained a sore back, head, neck and right ribs.

Source

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