FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Carter Roag Coal Company
Start: 10/17/2019

220192950033 · 10/17/2019 · Carter Roag Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Metinvest B V
Operator: Carter Roag Coal Company
Mine: 4608656

Narrative

Employee checked the top before bolting and noticed a loose rock and tried to pull it. When the rock would not come down, EE drilled the hole for the bolt and when EE inserted the bolt into the hole and went to push the bolt up into the roof, the rock fell and hit EE's left pinky finger causing a laceration.

Source

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