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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220152400057 · 08/19/2015 · McElroy Coal Company

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, Inserting bolt
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
297
Mine experience
13 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
McElroy Coal Company
Mine
4601437

Narrative

While bolting with a fletcher twin boom bolter in the #9 entry on the rt side of the mains, at the overcast area a piece of draw rock measuring 1'x1'x6"" fell from approximately 10' between the canopy and the ATRS striking the miner on the top of his head. The miner continued to work until around 1:00 pm and then came out of the mine and was transported to Wheeling Hospital

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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