Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220033070001

Laborer, Bull Gang, Faceman, Parts Runner, Roustabout, Roof Trimmer/Scaler

October 24, 2003 at 10:20 AM
Hacker's Creek Mine No 1 · Underground · Coal
Upshur County, WV
ClassificationFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
A FATAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED TO EE AS HE WAS RUNNING THRU AN INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY IN THE 1 LEFT SECTION. HE HAD BEEN SETTING BREAKER POSTS ON THE PILLARLINE WHEN HE HEARD THE TOP RUMBLING AN D HAD MOVED OUTBY ONE BLOCK AND STARTED THRU THECROSSCUT WHEN REACHING THE INTERSECTION, THE ROOF COLLAPSED ON HIM.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Set, Remove, Relocate Props
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
2.69 years
Experience at this mine
2.15 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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