Fatality · MSHA Record #220111810010
Bull Gang Foreman, Labor Foreman, Leadman, Section Foreman, Shift Boss
June 27, 2011 at 1:10 AM
Operator: Rhino Eastern LLC (Rhino Resource Partners LP)
Raleigh County, WV
ClassificationFALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
Victim was cleaning rocks and coal to set timbers along a rib line. The rib and brow fell crushing the miner. The brow measured approximately 100"" long by 32"" thick, by 37"" tall.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- 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
- 1.08 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1.08 years
- Experience in this job
- 3.25 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220111810010 · Mine ID 4608758Trainer view →