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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220250340027 · 01/23/2025 · River View Coal 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
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
ANKLE
Days lost
74
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Miner operator was starting to load a car when the face fell in leaving a pile of rock just inby the last row of bolts. A rock then fell out just inby the last row of bolts landing on the pile of rock causing the rock to slide in on the operator's left ankle. Resulting in a fracture the miner operator started missing work 1/24/2025.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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