FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 11/03/2009

220093080040 · 11/03/2009 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 51
Mine experience: 6.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

Employee reported: Kneeling alongside a roof bolter machine dust box. A small piece of draw fell from between pemanent supports striking the backside of his left calf resulting in a possible hairline fracture to the fibia bone.

Source

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