FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 08/19/2013

220140630047 · 08/19/2013 · Eastern Associated Coal 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, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: ARM,NEC
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine: 4601456

Narrative

Injured employee was roof bolting on the right side of the dual head bolting machine and attempting to drill the inside bolt hole. The area had potted out. As he was drilling the bolt hole a piece of slate fell out of the top striking the employee's right collar bone and shoulder.

Source

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