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Case study · MSHA Record #219843610171
Roof Bolter Helper fatality
December 13, 1984 at 7:45 PM
North River Mine
· North River Energy Company
· Fayette County, AL
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
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Roof Bolter, Nec
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- 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
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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