FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Brooks Run South Mining, LLC
Start: 09/20/2017

220172690003 · 09/20/2017 · Brooks Run South Mining, 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: Examiner, Fire boss, Pre-shift examiner, Mine examiner
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Operator: Brooks Run South Mining, LLC
Mine: 4606263

Narrative

Employee stated EE was installing a 6' resin bolt when a section of draw rock fell from the mine roof striking the tip end of EE's left hand ring finger. The rock measured 18"" x 18"" and approximately 3 inches in thickness.

Source

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