FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC
Start: 04/10/2015

220151110036 · 04/10/2015 · Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608637

Narrative

Employee stated he parked and exited his shuttle car. As he walked between the shuttle car and the rib, the rib rolled/sloughed off and a small piece of coal/rock either struck the employee in the knee, or caused him to fall. This resulted in a knee strain and restricted work days.

Source

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