FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Carter Roag Coal Company
Start: 07/12/2016

220162000009 · 07/12/2016 · Carter Roag Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK 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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Metinvest B V
Operator: Carter Roag Coal Company
Mine: 4608194

Narrative

Employee was installing first row of 5 foot roof bolts in the #8 face / heading. Employees reached into the air to tart steel and a piece of draw rock fell and smashed EE's hand on roof bolter. Resulted in a broken left pinky finger. Employee was wearing the required PPE.

Source

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