FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Buchanan Minerals, LLC
Start: 07/30/2021

220212160013 · 07/30/2021 · Buchanan Minerals, LLC

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, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Coronado Coal LLC
Operator: Buchanan Minerals, LLC
Mine: 4404856

Narrative

The injured was drilling the top when a piece of rock measuring 8"" x 6"" x 1"" and one 11""x 6""x1"" fell from the top. One rock knocked the injured's hat off, the other one hit the injured on top of the head, causing a cut that required 9 sutures to close.

Source

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