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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220161690029 · 06/08/2016 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia 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
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
Mine
4407223

Narrative

Employee had pulled walk thru roof bolter in #6 entry to bolt and set the T-bar on the roof bolter. The employee had grabbed a couple of bolts to lay in the bolt tray. EE placed the bolts down in the tray when a piece of undetected draw rock fell striking EE on the right ring finger resulting in a fracture to the end of the finger and required stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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