← MSHA accidents

FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220221730015 · 06/03/2022 · Excel Mining

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
122
Mine experience
0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Excel Mining
Mine
1519838

Narrative

Employee had got out of the deck of the bolter, walked around the off side, grabbed a crosser to cross the miner cable. After the employee took the crosser to the miner operator to put on the cable. EE was beside the bolter when the rib rolled off catching the lower part of EE's leg resulting in a fracture between the knee and ankle.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown