FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at The Marshall County Coal Company
Start: 08/26/2019

220192480004 · 08/26/2019 · The Marshall County Coal Company

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: Longwall, Shear, Plow
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 101
Mine experience: 4.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: The Marshall County Coal Company
Mine: 4601437

Narrative

A fully trained miner was pushing the pan out on the longwall when a piece of rock fell between the shields and smashed EE's fingers on the headgate drive. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

Source

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