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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
220141340013 · 05/03/2014 · Highland Mining Company LLC
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Occupation
- Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- Activity
- Walking, Running
- Injury source
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- Body part
- NECK
- Days lost
- 101
- Mine experience
- 0.5 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Patriot Coal Corporation
- Operator
- Highland Mining Company LLC
- Mine
- 1502709
Narrative
Employee stated that he was walking in the #8 entry on the #4 section when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and struck his hard hat.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown