FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Bridger Coal Company
Start: 02/28/2020

220200620014 · 02/28/2020 · Bridger 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: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 11.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Operator: Bridger Coal Company
Mine: 4801646

Narrative

Injured miner was giving directions to another miner as they were using shield #3 to free pan blockage. Injured miner was standing under shield #4 when a piece of rock fell and hit foot. The wound required stitches to close.

Source

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