FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Rockwell Mining LLC
Start: 09/23/2016

220162710009 · 09/23/2016 · Rockwell Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator: Rockwell Mining LLC
Mine: 4609152

Narrative

Employee stated was operating the roof bolt machine, drilling a 5ft hole, when a piece a draw rock fell from the top striking on the right forearm. This resulted in a laceration, which required sutures to close the wound.

Source

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