FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Hopedale Mining LLC
Start: 11/15/2012

220123240005 · 11/15/2012 · Hopedale Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 12 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rhino Resource Partners LP
Operator: Hopedale Mining LLC
Mine: 3300968

Narrative

While observing the roof bolters bolting a cut, the supervisor laid his on top of the bolter near the mid section to rest himself. A piece of stone approx. 12"" X 12"" X 2"" fell and struck his right thumb causing a laceration requiring stitches.

Source

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