FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
Start: 05/12/2015

220151400007 · 05/12/2015 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 50
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
Mine: 4407223

Narrative

Employee was drilling last bolt hole in the cut when an undetected slick sided rock slipped out hitting the top of the canopy breaking with one piece of the rock striking him on the left side of his back resulting in a contusion and 1.5"" long laceration with no stitches required.

Source

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