Roof Bolter fatality at Red Dog #3 (Mabo Coal Company Inc), VA, May 17, 1983

at 11:45 PM

On May 17, 1983, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at Red Dog #3 (Mabo Coal Company Inc), VA.

Red Dog #3 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Mabo Coal Company Inc (Ronnie A Edwards)

Buchanan County, VA

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

ROOF BOLTER WAS PARKED ADJACENTY TO LAST ROW OF PERM SUPPORTS.EMPL AND HELPER WERE IN PROCESS OF SETTING TEMP SUPPORTS WHEN ROCK FELL -14\ X 3\ X 20\\THICK INFLICTING FATAL INJURIES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Set, Remove, Relocate Props
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: 6 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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