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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220213020012 · 10/20/2021 · Prairie State Generating Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Idle
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
28
Mine experience
0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Prairie State Energy Campus Management Inc
Operator
Prairie State Generating Company LLC
Mine
1103193

Narrative

After completing a mucking cycle IE was waiting on drill basket to be sent in. IE was standing at shaft bottom when a rock loosened behind the shaft liner and fell from approximately 33' striking IE in the back of the head, neck, and shoulders. The loose rock come from fire clay that was saturated with water causing a piece of black shale approximately 18""x6""x6"" to fall.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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