Roof Bolter fatality at Mine No 1 (Manalapan Mining Company Inc), KY, June 4, 1985

at 2:30 PM

On June 4, 1985, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall accident at Mine No 1 (Manalapan Mining Company Inc), KY.

Mine No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Manalapan Mining Company Inc (Benjamin R. Bennett)

Harlan County, KY

Classification FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

INJURED WAS DRILLING BELT HOLE WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF BEHIND HIM STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK AND CRUSHED HIM AGAINST THE BOLT MACHINE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Roof Bolter, Drilling
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 5 years
Experience at this mine: 4 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219851620030 · Mine ID 1505423 Trainer view →