FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Utah American Energy, Inc.
Start: 07/14/2016

220162000027 · 07/14/2016 · Utah American Energy, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 61
Mine experience: 0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: Utah American Energy, Inc.
Mine: 4202241

Narrative

The EP was roof bolting when a broken fitting was discovered on the outside of the roof bolter. EP stopped bolting and walked around the back side of the machine and walked up the side and found the fitting that was broken. EP turned around and started back when a rock fell from the top where the roof meets the coal and hit EP in the right ankle.

Source

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