FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Harrison County Coal Resources, Inc.
Start: 02/02/2023

220230410031 · 02/02/2023 · 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: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was roof bolting on the left side of the continuous miner. As EE was drilling a hole for bolt installation, a rock fell out & struck the machine mounted rock deflector & broke into smaller pieces. One of the smaller pieces then hit the rib protector & then struck employee in the back of their lower left leg. No rules or regulations were violated & employee has training.

Source

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