FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Start: 09/14/2012

220122760040 · 09/14/2012 · Pocahontas Coal Company 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: 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: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 22
Mine experience: 1.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Metinvest B V
Operator: Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4607191

Narrative

On 9-14-12 the employee was struck by a piece of rock that fell out between the bolts on the outby RT hand corner of the 6 RT face. The rock struck the employee on the RT arm, RT elbow, and on the RT leg. The employee continued to work until an MRI showed a fractured RT knee on 9-27-12.

Source

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