FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Mammoth Coal Co.
Start: 10/03/2014

220142820002 · 10/03/2014 · Mammoth Coal Co.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 146
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Mammoth Coal Co.
Mine: 4609221

Narrative

Working on the #1 roof bolter, he was on his knees when a rock fell out in between 2 bolts striking the employee in the head. The rock then broke and hit the employee in the hand causing a laceration that required 2 sutures.

Source

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