FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Brody Mining LLC
Start: 02/04/2013

220130420038 · 02/04/2013 · Brody Mining 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: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost: 231
Mine experience: 5.44 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Brody Mining LLC
Mine: 4609086

Narrative

Employee was installing roof bolts in the #4 entry on the #1 Section when a piece of rock approximately 31"" x 24"" and 1/4"" to 4"" thick fell from the top and struck him on the right shoulder. This resulted in a fracture to the right 5th rib.

Source

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