Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219840620041

Roof Bolter

February 27, 1984 at 2:20 PM
15-A Mine · Underground · Coal
Kanawha County, WV
Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING FOR BOLTER ATRS TO BE SET UP. AS THE ROOF BOLTER ATRS WAS BEING ADVANCED BY I.NAME, LOOSE ROCK BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE RIB OR BETWEEN BOLTS - CRUSHING THE VICTIM TO THE MINE FLOOR
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Observe Operations
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
FACE
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
10 years
Experience at this mine
4 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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