Fatality · MSHA Record #220020570001
Roof Bolter
February 20, 2002
at 2:30 PM
Greenbrier County, WV
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type
Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
ROOF FALL - FATAL - 30'X 30'INTERSECTION - SPAD #1003 - 1XCUT INBY. EE AND CO-WORKER WERE POSITIONED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MININGMACHINE WHEN THE ROOF BEGAN TO FALL WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- 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
- 23 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220020570001 · Mine ID 4608814
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