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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220252300017 · 06/23/2025 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
29
Mine experience
9 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608878

Narrative

The employee was in the #9 entry on the # 3 section. EE was scaling the mine roof when a rock measuring 3 inches thick by 34 inches wide by 16 inches long fell striking them on the right boot. The area was approximately 6 feet high and damp. the employee suffered a fracture to a small bone on the side of the right foot just below the ankle.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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