Roof Bolter fatality at Mine No 2 (D & R Coal, Inc.), KY, October 6, 2006

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On October 6, 2006, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at Mine No 2 (D & R Coal, Inc.), KY.

Mine No 2 · Underground · Coal

Operator: D & R Coal, Inc. (Lloyd Cole; Larry Hubbard)

Knox County, KY

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

Inverted horse back resulted in fatality. "A fatal roof fall occurred at D&R Coal, Inc. Mine No. 2. The victim was located at the pillar corner in the crosscut between the No 7 and No 8 entry on the 001 MMU, when he was struck by a piece of draw rock approx 6' long X 3' wide X 6-8" thick. Victim was pronounced dead at the scene by the assistant Knox County Coroner."

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Roof Bolter, Nec
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 27 years
Experience at this mine: 6 years
Experience in this job: 12 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220063050021 · Mine ID 1518261 Trainer view →