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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220181510015 · 05/25/2018 · Blue Diamond Coal Co

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
247
Mine experience
9 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator
Blue Diamond Coal Co
Mine
1509636

Narrative

Employee was bent over re-positioning the miner cable and a piece of rock fell from between the bolts and knocked employee face first into the continuous miner. Initial indications were that it was only a couple of cuts that needed sutures and the hospital later determined the injury serious and transferred employee to another hospital. Employee started missing work on 5/29/2018.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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