FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Hopedale Mining LLC
Start: 06/02/2013

220131580031 · 06/02/2013 · Hopedale Mining LLC

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: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rhino Resource Partners LP
Operator: Hopedale Mining LLC
Mine: 3300968

Narrative

The employee was reaching over to get a roof bolt, that was leaning on the rib, and was struck on the top of the hand, above the glove line, by a piece of stone that fell between the bolt and the rib. The stone caused a laceration that required 4 stitches.

Source

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