FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Emerald Coal Resources LP
Start: 05/03/2014

220141250025 · 05/03/2014 · Emerald Coal Resources LP

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: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Move power cable
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: 4.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Emerald Coal Resources LP
Mine: 3605466

Narrative

While bolting on the continuous miner in the D2 section in #1 entry at 9-10 crosscut, a loose piece of rock fell when employee was helping hang the miner cable. The rock bounced off of the ventilation tube and struck him in the lower lip on the left side of his mouth/face.

Source

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