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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220131860029 · 06/20/2013 · Gibson County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD 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
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
ANKLE
Days lost
81
Mine experience
1.63 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Gibson County Coal LLC
Mine
1202215

Narrative

The employee and his partner were bolting #9 entry at cross cut #94 on #1 unit. After moving forward the atrs against the mine roof. When doing so the atrs loosened a rock in the roof. The employee on the opposite operator moved to his drill station to swing his boom out and the piece of rock fell out on his left ankle. The rock measured 4' long X3' wide X 4"" thick.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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