FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Brody Mining LLC
Start: 04/08/2013

220131130011 · 04/08/2013 · 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, Tramming
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 64
Mine experience: 1.29 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was operating the roof bolt machine on the #3 Section in the #1 entry. As he placed the drill steel against the top to drill a hole, a piece of rock fell from the mine roof, struck the drill pot, and then struck him on the left foot. This resulted in a laceration to the top of the left foot that required seven (7) sutures to repair.

Source

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