FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
Start: 07/20/2013

220132070050 · 07/20/2013 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia 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, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 14
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
Mine: 4407223

Narrative

While bolting the drill operator completed the second row of bolts and was advancing the drill to the 3rd row. The ATRS was set and when he placed his left hand on top of the leveling bar of the ATRS for balance to exit the drill a piece of rock fell from the roof striking his left hand resulting in a fracture.

Source

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