Roof Bolter fatality at 15-A Mine (Valley Camp Coal Company), WV, February 27, 1984

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On February 27, 1984, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at 15-A Mine (Valley Camp Coal Company), WV.

15-A Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Valley Camp Coal Company (Quaker State Corp)

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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