FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at RoxCoal, Inc.
Start: 10/21/2014

220142950022 · 10/21/2014 · RoxCoal, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Quintana Capital Group GP Ltd
Operator: RoxCoal, Inc.
Mine: 3608746

Narrative

A miner was injured while installing roof bolts in adverse conditions in the #5 entry of the 7 mains section. A piece of roof rock came loose and fell on the bolter head. The piece of rock ricocheted off the head and hit the injured miner on the right side of his face causing a laceration.

Source

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