FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Glow Worm Coal Company
Start: 10/29/2021

220213130007 · 10/29/2021 · Glow Worm Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 160
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MELISSA CLINE
Operator: Glow Worm Coal Company
Mine: 4609572

Narrative

SCOOP OPERATOR HAD BEEN SCOOPING RIBS, HAD STARTED TO CLEAN THE CORNER AND WAS PARKED. IE STEPPED INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET TO TELL THE OPERATOR EE WAS NEEDED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SECTION. A PORTION OF CAP ROCK BECAME DISLODGED, FELL INTO THE BUCKET AND STRUCK IE's LOWER LEG.

Source

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