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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220241030027 · 04/04/2024 · Tunnel Ridge, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
130
Mine experience
10.44 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Mine
4608864

Narrative

The miner crew was mining crosscut 3 to 2. The back bumper of the miner was positioned near the inby corner of the crosscut. As the employee reached for the lever to lower the ATRS jack, the rib rolled off the corner and a rock struck employee's left forearm, pinching it between the miner frame and the rock.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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