FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Harrison County Coal Resources, Inc.
Start: 08/28/2024

220242500033 · 08/28/2024 · Harrison County Coal Resources, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 233
Mine experience: 1.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): ACNR Holdings, Inc
Operator: Harrison County Coal Resources, Inc.
Mine: 4601318

Narrative

Employee was replacing the longwall headgate drive winch. As EE was removing bolts from the winch, a piece of coal/rock fell out from between the roof channel straps and struck the back of EE's leg forcing EE against the headgate drive. EE has pain and swelling in the right knee and ankle. No rules or regulations were violated.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown