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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220222010018 · 07/14/2022 · Warrior Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Warrior Coal LLC
Mine
1517216

Narrative

Employee had just finished installing last roof bolt, when a rock fell out of the mine roof. It fell on top of the canopy sliding down hitting employee in the center of back. Thus knocking employee down and sticking employee's forehead on pinner tray. This cut employee's forehead that required stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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