FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Kingston Mining, Inc.
Start: 03/10/2012

Fatal · 220120800014 · 03/10/2012 · Kingston Mining, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Kingston Mining, Inc.
Mine: 4608932

Narrative

There were no witnesses to the event. Victim was found near a rib that had rolled and was not responsive. When found, crew members responded & performed CPR & transported the injured to the surface. The rib portion near the victim was approximately 32"" wide - 82"" long - and 0-8"" in thickness.

Source

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