Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219843610171

Roof Bolter Helper

December 13, 1984 at 7:45 PM
North River Mine · Facility · Coal
Fayette County, AL
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS HELPING INSTALL PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS AS THE BOOM OF ROOFBOLT MACHINE WAS RAISED AGAINST THE ROOF TO INSTALL A BOLT THE V VICTIMS HEAD BECAME ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT BETWEEN BOOM AND MINE ROOF NO OTHER PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED THE AREA WAS BELOW NORMAL WALKING HEIGHTH
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Roof Bolter, Nec
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
Mining method
Continuous Mining
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
13 years
Experience at this mine
9 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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