FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Panther Mining LLC
Start: 09/21/2012

220122710008 · 09/21/2012 · Panther Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity: Shuttle car, Ram car, Buggy
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 252
Mine experience: 2.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Panther Mining LLC
Mine: 1518198

Narrative

The employee was operating a shuttle car when a coal outburst occurred. The flying debris from the outburst struck the employee in the face and head which resulted in a fractured skull with fractured facial bones.

Source

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