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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220162940028 · 10/13/2016 · Prairie State Generating Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
281
Mine experience
3.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Prairie State Energy Campus Management Inc
Operator
Prairie State Generating Company LLC
Mine
1103193

Narrative

An employee was running the remote continuous miner when a piece of roof slate fell and struck the employee in the neck and shoulders.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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