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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220143500001 · 12/08/2014 · Brooks Run South Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary 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
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Brooks Run South Mining, LLC
Mine
4606263

Narrative

Employee set steel against the top and was moving hand away to start the rotation. A rock that measured 2.5' long X 6"" thick X 1"" wide fell catching hand between rock and the drill pot.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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