FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Start: 07/01/2013

220131900040 · 07/01/2013 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 82
Mine experience: 0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608801

Narrative

Employee was standing beside the roof bolter when a piece of loose draw rock fell hitting on top of the canopy, sliding off the canopy hitting him on the side of the side of his head above his left ear resulting in 14 staples.

Source

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