FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at American Energy Corporation
Start: 07/03/2019

220191960007 · 07/03/2019 · American Energy Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 87
Mine experience: 6.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: American Energy Corporation
Mine: 3301070

Narrative

Employee was changing bits when a rock fell from between shield tip and the face striking employee. Cause of this incident was lack of awareness. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment was not a factor, compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor, miner proficiency may have been a factor.

Source

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