FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.
Start: 07/09/2012

220121930017 · 07/09/2012 · 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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 48
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

After employee drilled a hole for the roof bolt he was installing the glue in the hole when a piece of draw rock 18""x12""x3"" dislodged from the roof striking employee on right shoulder, scraping right side of lower back.

Source

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