FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Emerald Processing, LLC.
Start: 10/15/2015

220152960001 · 10/15/2015 · 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: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 5
Mine experience: 0.94 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The employee stated that he was operating the continuous miner in the #1 entry when a piece of draw rock fell from between the bolts striking his right shoulder and forearm. The rock caused a laceration that required 7 sutures on his forearm and fractured his acromion process.

Source

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