SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Birch River Energy, LLC
Start: 11/10/2015

220153200021 · 11/10/2015 · Birch River Energy, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation: Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: GROUND
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 14
Mine experience: 9 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Birch River Energy, LLC
Mine: 4609036

Narrative

Employee was walking across a ""bench"" when he stepped on a dirt/mud clump causing him to slip and fall twisting his left ankle. it had been raining all day which also contributed to the fall. the ankle bone was found to be chipped through an x ray

Source

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