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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220180940026 · 03/26/2018 · Hampden Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
Activity
Crawling, Kneeling
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
420
Mine experience
1.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator
Hampden Coal, LLC
Mine
4609294

Narrative

Employee stated that as EE was kneeling near the rib on the #1 Section during the last lift of pillaring on the solid block in the #1 entry, a section of rib fell out and struck EE in the lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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