Section Foreman

January 24, 1983 at 12:00 PM

Eagle #5 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Cyprus Empire Corp (Cyprus Amax Minerals Company)

Moffat County, CO

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

C.M. HAD COMPLETED THE ENTRY CUT AND TURNED THE ENTRANCE TO ADJACENT X-CUT TO RIGHT,UNKNOWINGLY MINING UNDER GEOLIGIC ABNORMALITY IN THICKNESS OF COAL SEAM WHICH PINCHED DOWN FROM 20\\ OF TOP COAL TO 8\\ OVER DISTANCE OF 30\ CAUSING COLLAPSE OF STRATA WHEN IT SEPARATED WITHOUT APPARENT WARNING.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Supervise
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
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: 12 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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