FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Blue Diamond Coal Company
Start: 02/14/2014

220140560029 · 02/14/2014 · Blue Diamond Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 72
Mine experience: 15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): James River Coal Company
Operator: Blue Diamond Coal Company
Mine: 1517497

Narrative

A portion of a coal rib was being removed with a jack hammer for the purpose of correcting an issued close clearance citation. The injured employee was removing the loose coal away from the rib when a rock brow fell onto him.

Source

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