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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220121670022 · 06/14/2012 · West Virginia Mine Power, Inc.

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
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
John B Preece
Operator
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc.
Mine
4609172

Narrative

Employee was operating roof bolter when a rock fell hitting drill pot and fragmented flying up into face hitting safety glasses, a small rock fragment became embedded in right side of right eye, was seen at ER and object was removed. no vision problems were reported by employee.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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