FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Hopedale Mining LLC
Start: 08/28/2015

220153350028 · 08/28/2015 · Hopedale Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rhino Resource Partners LP
Operator: Hopedale Mining LLC
Mine: 3300968

Narrative

While drilling a hole for a roof bolt, a piece of stone broke off and struck the employee on the outside of the left leg bending the leg to the side. The employee continued to work but he had surgery done on his left knee on 11/24/2015 due to the injury.

Source

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