FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at The Ohio County Coal Company
Start: 10/02/2018

220182820003 · 10/02/2018 · The Ohio County Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: The Ohio County Coal Company
Mine: 4601436

Narrative

Employee was attempting to raise rock deflector while bolting off of CM in the 6W section. Rock fell striking employee on left cheek causing laceration resulting in 3 sutures. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

Source

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