FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Star Mine Operations, LLC
Start: 08/29/2014

220142480015 · 08/29/2014 · Star Mine Operations, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ELBOW
Days lost: 53
Mine experience: 0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rory Williams; James Williams
Operator: Star Mine Operations, LLC
Mine: 0503528

Narrative

Vibration from blasting in an adjacent area caused rock to fall from rib, an approximately 20-30 lb rock struck employee in the back of the neck. Evaluation revealed only deep bruising. Later evaluation revealed fractured elbow

Source

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