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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220242220015 · 07/29/2024 · River View Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
River View Coal LLC
Mine
1519374

Narrative

The employee was drilling a hole in the mine roof and a donut shaped rock slid down the drill steel and flew off striking the employee just above employee's top lip causing a laceration resulting in the employee getting 5 sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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