FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Blue Diamond Coal Co
Start: 09/20/2018

220182680004 · 09/20/2018 · 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: Scoop car/Scooptram operator, Load/Haul/Dump (LHD) operator, Teletram operator
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 82
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator: Blue Diamond Coal Co
Mine: 1512753

Narrative

Employee had their hand on the drill pot of the roof bolter checking the suction and a rock fell and struck their hand. Employee fractured their right middle finger.

Source

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