FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Mill Branch Coal Corp.
Start: 02/27/2013

220130590019 · 02/27/2013 · Mill Branch Coal Corp.

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: 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: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Mill Branch Coal Corp.
Mine: 4407052

Narrative

Employee picked up a wrench out of drill tray and dropped it. He bent over to pick it up with his right hand. A piece of draw rock fell, hitting him on the right forearm. This resulted in a laceration which required 16 stitches.

Source

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