FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Bridger Coal Company
Start: 04/03/2015

220150970021 · 04/03/2015 · Bridger Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Set, Remove, Relocate props
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 17
Mine experience: 9.52 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Operator: Bridger Coal Company
Mine: 4801646

Narrative

Employees were in the process of installing supplemental roof beams along the beltline. As they were cleaning the walkway a piece of rock fell and struck the employee.

Source

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