FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Start: 01/19/2018

220180250067 · 01/19/2018 · Pocahontas Coal Company 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: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: SCALP
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Metinvest B V
Operator: Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4608878

Narrative

Employee was roof bolting in the #4 face when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof knocking off hard hat. As the employee turned to get hat a second piece fell from the mine roof striking the employee in the top of the head causing a laceration. The employee went to Raleigh General Hospital and received 3 staples. Employee was off work for 1 day.

Source

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