← MSHA accidents

FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Fatal · 220142900035 · 10/07/2014 · Commonwealth Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Crawling, Kneeling
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
2.6 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cox Enterprises; L C Management
Operator
Commonwealth Mining LLC
Mine
3304642

Narrative

Employee apparently entered into highwall miner hole in an attempt to retrieve a cutter chain. While at the chain, the employee was struck by rock from roof.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown