FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at South Central Coal Company, Inc.
Start: 08/24/2016

220162390032 · 08/24/2016 · South Central Coal Company, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 35
Mine experience: 6 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CraKol Energy LLC
Operator: South Central Coal Company, Inc.
Mine: 3402080

Narrative

Employee was bent down making a cable splice with back turned to the rib. A rock fell hitting the employee in the back, resulting in a fracture to back. The size of the rock of 2' x 3' x 9""-14"" thick. Incident occurred in the 3rd South Panel Entry 5 Crosscut 13.

Source

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