FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Start: 01/01/2012

220120090002 · 01/01/2012 · Tunnel Ridge, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Mine: 4608864

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL BOLT IN MINE ROOF. AS HE LOOKED OUT FROM UNDER CANOPY TO INSERT RESIN AND BOLT INTO BOLT HOLE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE LACERATING HIS UPPER LIP, BREAKING OFF ONE TOOTH AND DAMAGING ANOTHER.

Source

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