Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219833330120

Roof Bolter Helper

November 14, 1983 at 1:00 PM
Hritz (Trent No 1) Mine · Underground · Coal
Somerset County, PA
Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
MEN WERE TIMBERING IN PILLAR SPLIT WHEN ROOF FELL IN.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Timbering, Build Cribs
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
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
0 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
0 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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