FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.
Start: 12/06/2012

220123420017 · 12/06/2012 · Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 26 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lhoist Group
Operator: Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.
Mine: 4400082

Narrative

Employee working on the drilled face on the 15E SW tunnel foot wall. Employee was getting in the Getman blasting rig basket, when the face popped and a small rock slab fell on him while in the basket. Employee was not performing any physical work on the wall, but was simply preparing to go up in the basket to perform work.

Source

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