FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Emerald Processing, LLC.
Start: 10/10/2015

220152880002 · 10/10/2015 · Emerald Processing, LLC.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Mantrip
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 9
Mine experience: 0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Emerald Processing, LLC.
Mine: 4608759

Narrative

The employee was operating the 953 mantrip traveling towards the elevator bottom when a piece of draw rock fell and struck his left hand while it was on the brake lever. The rock caused a laceration to his little finger that required sutures. The employee did not return to work on his next scheduled shift.

Source

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