FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Buchanan Minerals, LLC
Start: 08/02/2021

220212160023 · 08/02/2021 · Buchanan Minerals, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: WRIST
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 13 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The injured was drilling the roof and was in the process of connecting the pusher steel when a piece of rock measuring 20"" X 20"" X 0""-1"" fell striking the employee on the left wrist causing a laceration that required 9 sutures to close.

Source

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