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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220152510039 · 08/21/2015 · Webster County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
72
Mine experience
4.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Webster County Coal LLC
Mine
1502132

Narrative

Employee was operating a continuous miner and had completed the first lift and was setting over to start the second lift. As he was tramming the continuous miner out of the lift, a piece of loose roof fell from between the mesh and the rib, striking him in the back. He began missing time on 8-24-15.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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