FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at River View Coal LLC
Start: 03/08/2018

220181210030 · 03/08/2018 · River View Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 113
Mine experience: 8.23 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE was moving a tailpiece on a unit. As EE placed material on the tailpiece, a section of the rib broke off & hit EE from behind knocking EE to the mine floor. EE was taken to the hospital to be examined and later released to return to work. EE continued to work until an MRI revealed that EE had a torn ACL & Meniscus. EE started missing work on 04/24/18, waiting for surgery.

Source

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