FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Gibson County Coal, LLC
Start: 05/16/2023

220231420005 · 05/16/2023 · Gibson County Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity: Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 53
Mine experience: 0.96 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Gibson County Coal, LLC
Mine: 1202388

Narrative

While checking a splice on EE's shuttle car cable, a piece of rock fell from above the coal seam that was on the rib/mine roof and struck the employee's left leg causing a fracture to EE's tibia. EE began missing work on 5/17/2023.

Source

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