FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at RoxCoal, Inc.
Start: 08/02/2021

220212180034 · 08/02/2021 · RoxCoal, Inc.

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: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Quintana Capital Group GP Ltd
Operator: RoxCoal, Inc.
Mine: 3609666

Narrative

A piece of rock struck a miner on the left hip/back while drilling a hole to install a roof bolt. The vibration of the rotating drill steel in adverse conditions caused the rock to fall. The miner attempted to get out of the way when EE noticed the rock moving.

Source

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