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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
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MSHA mine accident data · MORVS CC0 1.0