FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Brooks Run South Mining, LLC
Start: 02/26/2015

220150620024 · 02/26/2015 · Brooks Run South Mining, LLC

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: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was operating a roof ranger 2 bolter in the 2 left crosscut. While he was installing the outside bolt of the second row on the operator side a piece of draw rock measuring 24"" long 17"" wide 1"" 1/2 in thickness came loose from the roof and slid down a pie pan striking the employee's left hand and fingers between the rock and the side of the bolter.

Source

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