FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Start: 04/02/2014

220141190090 · 04/02/2014 · Peabody Midwest Mining, 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: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 50
Mine experience: 8.52 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine: 1102408

Narrative

Employee was roof bolting when a piece of top coal fell and struck him on top of his head and right shoulder. He finished his shift and did not report the incident until 04/14/2014. His first shift missed due to the injury was 04/28/2014. An MRI revealed prominent disc extrusions in his upper neck.

Source

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