FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Blue Creek Mining, LLC
Start: 01/04/2019

220190100009 · 01/04/2019 · Blue Creek Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator: Blue Creek Mining, LLC
Mine: 4609297

Narrative

Employee stated that ee was operating the #420 Fletcher Roof Bolt Machine on the Unit 2 Section. In the process of placing the drill steel into the drill pot a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and struck the injured employees hand. This caused one of the employee's fingers to be fractured.

Source

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