Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220111810010

Bull Gang Foreman, Labor Foreman, Leadman, Section Foreman, Shift Boss

June 27, 2011 at 1:10 AM
Eagle #1 · Underground · Coal
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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