Roof Bolter fatality at Bailey Mine (Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company), PA, June 23, 2009

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On June 23, 2009, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at Bailey Mine (Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company), PA.

Bailey Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company (CONSOL Energy Inc)

Greene County, PA

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

Employee was in the process of setting or had set a roof jack, on the left inby corner or #60 Crosscut between the No 2 and No. 1 entry in the 4 west miner section. A piece of stone fell out of the roof and struck the employee, pinning him to the ground.

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: CRUSHING
Body part affected: LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 5 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220091830023 · Mine ID 3607230 Trainer view →