FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Hamilton County Coal, LLC
Start: 01/31/2017

220170380008 · 01/31/2017 · Hamilton County Coal, LLC

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, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 47
Mine experience: 2.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Hamilton County Coal, LLC
Mine: 1103203

Narrative

After finishing bolting the 1st turn of the left handed crosscut, employee was loading the bolter tray with roof bolts. As employee bent over to grab the bolts, a rock fell out between the pins of the bolted crosscut. Striking employee in the right shoulder area knocking employee forward.

Source

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