FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Sunrise Coal, LLC
Start: 06/14/2022

220221730033 · 06/14/2022 · Sunrise Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
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, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 30
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Hallador Energy Company
Operator: Sunrise Coal, LLC
Mine: 1202394

Narrative

Bolter operator backed up to put a hog panel on the ATRS. While putting panel on a rock fell from the top and hit the ATRS causing the rock to flip back and strike the hand between the canopy and the rock.

Source

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