FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at The New West Virginia Mining Company
Start: 07/17/2010

220102390041 · 07/17/2010 · The New West Virginia Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Brandy M Horvath
Operator: The New West Virginia Mining Company
Mine: 4609180

Narrative

Man was watching bolt man pin up spot bolt, when a piece of rock fell striking machine. Man had his hand on side of machine where rock landed, rock was 2'X1'X8"" thick. Rock landed on his left hand catching and cutting his ring finger.

Source

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