FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Birch River Energy, LLC
Start: 05/24/2019

220191500024 · 05/24/2019 · Birch River Energy, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Pristine Clean Energy LLC
Operator: Birch River Energy, LLC
Mine: 4609036

Narrative

Employee was servicing a 988G loader 129' from a highwall. A root cluster with dirt and rock fell from the highwall and, upon impact, projected the dirt and rock into the haulroad towards the loader. A rock 2"" x 3/4"" came through the engine compartment and glanced off of the employee's head. Employee received 3 staples to close the laceration.

Source

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