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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220120130013 · 01/11/2012 · Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.

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
ANKLE
Days lost
367
Mine experience
0.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.
Mine
4407052

Narrative

Employee set t-bar against top. Piece of sandstone drawrock fell from top striking canopy and boom. Rock broke into four pieces. A piece approx. two ft. long by two ft. wide by one and a half ft. thick struck employee on ankle knocking him to the ground and causing a broken ankle and a small cut on the chin.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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