FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 05/30/2012

220121560002 · 05/30/2012 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding 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: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 71
Mine experience: 2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine: 4601456

Narrative

Injured employee was installing tensar on the overcasts for 17 Left on the 1 South Mains section. While spading the screen into place a section of rib rolled loose and struck the employee's left foot resulting in a fracture to the metatarsal bone.

Source

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