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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220242430033 · 08/26/2024 · Spartan Mining Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
103
Mine experience
1.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Operator
Spartan Mining Company, LLC
Mine
4609522

Narrative

Employee was handling waterline for the continuous miner when a rib measuring approximately 5 feet long x 42 inches wide x 18 inches thick rolled off the corner of a pillar block striking the employee injuring EE's right lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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