FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 01/17/2013

220130220029 · 01/17/2013 · Highland Mining Company LLC

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: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost: 102
Mine experience: 1.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

Stated: Employee works on operator's side of bolter. The bolter had stopped at the intersection of 5 and 5L to load supplies in trays on booms before pulling up to face. A rock measuring 17'Lx40""Wx10""T fell from the top. It struck him on his back and shoved him into the side of the bolter. He suffered broken ribs.

Source

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