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MACHINERY

220241520002 · 05/23/2024 · JRL COAL INC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
241
Mine experience
0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Tim B Lusby
Operator
JRL COAL INC
Mine
1519945

Narrative

Continuous miner was cutting in #3 Entry, in crosscut #20. Had two pieces of rock on the continuous miner standoff, the bottom piece was the larger piece. EE was trying to remove the top piece of rock from the miner, when the top rock moved, both rocks came off together striking EE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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