FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Peabody Southeast Mining, LLC
Start: 02/17/2020

220200520005 · 02/17/2020 · Peabody Southeast Mining, LLC

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: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 16 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Southeast Mining, LLC
Mine: 0102901

Narrative

IE was operating the head gate shearer drum as the shearer was cutting back toward the tailgate. The IE was standing approximately 10 shields away from the head gate drum when a small rock fell from the roof hitting the pan line before hitting the IE in the safety glasses over IE's right eye.

Source

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