Fatality · MSHA Record #219843610171
Roof Bolter Helper
December 13, 1984
at 7:45 PM
Operator:
North River Energy Company
(LTV Corp & Chevron Corp)
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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