FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at River View Coal LLC
Start: 06/07/2017

220171700011 · 06/07/2017 · River View Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR 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: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: River View Coal LLC
Mine: 1519374

Narrative

While roof bolting, the EE started EE's steel on the middle pin when a piece of material fell out striking EE's ring finger on EE's right hand. The finger was pinned against the pot of the bolter. After an x-ray was taken, a small fracture was found at the tip of the finger.

Source

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