FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Start: 09/17/2019

220192730007 · 09/17/2019 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Motorman, Motor person, Swamper, Switchman, Locomotive operator
Activity: Set or remove brattice
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: WRIST
Days lost: 53
Mine experience: 15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Operator: Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608801

Narrative

Employee was hanging curtain in the face when EE seen the rib begin to move, EE instinctively put EE's hand up to keep it from hitting EE. The rib bent EE's wrist back resulting in a fracture that requires surgery.

Source

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