FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Emerald Coal Resources LP
Start: 09/19/2012

220122690008 · 09/19/2012 · Emerald Coal Resources LP

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, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Emerald Coal Resources LP
Mine: 3605466

Narrative

Employee was bolting on the right side of miner #1024 on D1 section when a rock fell from between the outer bolts and the rib striking the ventilation tubes and then the employee knocking him down and landing on his left lower leg.

Source

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