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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220122000013 · 06/19/2012 · Mettiki Coal WV, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
7
Mine experience
6.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Mettiki Coal WV, LLC
Mine
4609028

Narrative

Employee was changing cutting bits on the shear head gate drum. While doing so a section of the face slide down and part of it landed on his left foot. The employee was examined at the local ER and given a full release to return to work. Employee continued to have foot pain and sought medical attention and is off work as of 07/16/2012 with a deep contusion injury to the left foot.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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