Fatality · MSHA Record #220013400001

Roof Bolter fatality at Prosperity Mine (Five Star Mining Inc), IN, November 29, 2001

at 3:24 PM

On November 29, 2001, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall accident at Prosperity Mine (Five Star Mining Inc), IN.

Prosperity Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Five Star Mining Inc (Donald Blankenberger)

Pike County, IN

Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

A ROCK INTRUSION WAS PRESENT IN THE #6 RIGHT XCUT CORNER. THE INTERFACE OF THE ROCK & COAL CONTAINED A SLICKENSIDE AT ROUGHLY 45 DEGREES INTO THE ROCK. ONE PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING ~10 1/2' LON G, 77' WIDE, AND FROM 29-12" THICK CAME FROM THE LEFT RIB AND STRUCK THE VICTIM INFLICTING FATAL INJURIES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Roof Bolter, Nec
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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