FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at The American Coal Company
Start: 09/20/2015

220152660041 · 09/20/2015 · The American Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Scoop car/Scooptram operator, Load/Haul/Dump (LHD) operator, Teletram operator
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: The American Coal Company
Mine: 1103232

Narrative

Employee was roof bolting when a piece of shale fell from the roof causing laceration to EE's right thumb. (Medical Treatment sutures in right thumb). Compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor. Miner's proficiency and job skills may have been a factor.

Source

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