FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Remington LLC
Start: 07/09/2014

220142020025 · 07/09/2014 · Remington LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Remington LLC
Mine: 4609230

Narrative

Employee states that he had installed the last roof bolt in the cut when a rock fell and struck the canopy of the bolter and broke into pieces. Employee states that he was struck on the shoulder by a rock that was about 1 inch thick by 7 inches long.

Source

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