FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at The Muhlenberg County Coal Company, LLC
Start: 06/05/2020

220201680002 · 06/05/2020 · The Muhlenberg County Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 5
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Western Kentucky Consolidated Resources, LLC
Operator: The Muhlenberg County Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 1519744

Narrative

Employee was installing a 6' roof-bolt in-by the brow after the brow had been bolted by 9' cable bolts when a piece of rock fell and struck the right side of EE's hard hat causing a laceration on the right side of EE's forehead. EE received 4 sutures.

Source

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