FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Blue Creek Mining, LLC
Start: 06/01/2019

220191610018 · 06/01/2019 · Blue Creek Mining, LLC

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: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 43
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee stated EE was operating the #420 Fletcher CHDDR-13 Roof Bolting machine on the Unit 2 Section. In the process of drilling a hole into the top to install a roof bolt a piece of rock measuring 36"" Wide X 22"" Long X 8"" Thick fell out from between the roof bolts and struck the injured employee on top of EE's right foot.

Source

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