FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Start: 06/23/2023

220231790036 · 06/23/2023 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 132
Mine experience: 1.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Operator: Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4609575

Narrative

Employee was replacing a damaged bolt in the #9 entry before bolting the 20' cut, when a piece of rock hit EE in the back. As EE tried to get away another piece of the same rock fell , hit EE in the lower right leg causing a compound fracture. Total size of rock when measured was 4' W X 94"" long X 7"" thick. Only a portion of the rock struck the employee.

Source

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