FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at The Marshall County Coal Company
Start: 05/31/2018

220181620043 · 05/31/2018 · The Marshall County Coal Company

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: Observe operations
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 7
Mine experience: 7 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: The Marshall County Coal Company
Mine: 4601437

Narrative

A fully trained miner was standing by the exhaust fan when a piece of rock fell from between roof channel striking EE in the head. The accident was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved. NOTE: Employee did not begin missing work until 6/5/2018.

Source

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