FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Dickenson-Russell Coal Company, LLC
Start: 01/18/2012

220120270038 · 01/18/2012 · Dickenson-Russell Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 6 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Dickenson-Russell Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4406444

Narrative

Employee was in the process of picking up a shovel that had fallen off of the side of the miner, when a rock dislodged from the mine roof 24"" x 14"" x 6"" striking him on the back of his right hand. Employee stated that he had visually looked at the area and location of the miner to make sure it was alright to enter. He observed nothing. Resulted in stitches.

Source

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