FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Start: 01/27/2012

220120330004 · 01/27/2012 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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, Inserting bolt
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.81 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Metinvest B V
Operator: Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4608266

Narrative

While operating a Roof Ranger II from the operator side installing the last row of bolts in the number #7 entry a piece of draw rock fell striking the employee on his right hand. This caused a laceration above his right little finger that required sutures. This is to report medical treatment only NO days were missed.

Source

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