FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 05/19/2014

220141490019 · 05/19/2014 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 60
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was operating the roof/rib bolter on the Sandvik miner on the 1 North Mains Left section in the crosscut #4-5. As he retracted the rib protector a large flat piece of rock from behind the rib protector struck his left leg causing bruising.

Source

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