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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220133390032 · 12/03/2013 · Prairie State Generating Company 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
Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Prairie State Energy Campus Management Inc
Operator
Prairie State Generating Company LLC
Mine
1103193

Narrative

The employee was rolling up a piece of line curtain near the face when a piece of shale fell from the wire mesh and struck the employee in the face. The shale caused a laceration in the employee's upper lip which required six sutures to close.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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