FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Harrison County Coal Resources, Inc.
Start: 06/06/2022

220221650019 · 06/06/2022 · Harrison County Coal Resources, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK 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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 1.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent): ACNR Holdings, Inc
Operator: Harrison County Coal Resources, Inc.
Mine: 4601318

Narrative

Employee was roof bolting from the Continuous Miner on the 5W Section. EE finished a bolt installation and reached back to turn on the ""tram"" switch when a 12""x12""x3"" piece of head coal fell out between roof straps and struck EE's upper right forearm causing a contusion, pain & swelling. EE didn't violate any rules or regulations and has been Task Trained.

Source

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