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Roof Bolter, Rock Bolter, Pinner, Mobile Roof Support Operator (Mrs) fatality
March 20, 2022 at 11:02 PM
Darby Mine · INMET Mining, LLC. · Harlan County, KY
Investigator narrative
The employee and co-workers were in the No.8 entry at x-cut No.47 on the 3 South Mains preparing to remove a permanent stopping. The injured employee was in the process of walking outby to turn off a water valve, when the roof collapsed resulting in a fatality. MSHA was notified. The injured employee was pronounced dead by the coroner on at 10:48pm on 3/21/2022.
Record details
- Classification
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Walking, Running
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 13 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1.46 years
- Experience in this job
- 13 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Coal
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