Bull Gang Foreman

September 9, 1985 at 2:00 PM

No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: B J & L Coal Company Inc (Tackett Jeromia & Pauline)

Floyd County, KY

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING A BATTERY-POWERED SCOOP CLEANING ROADWAY COAL AT THE NO. 2 BLOCK ON FIRST RIGHT PANEL. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A PORTION OF THE MINE ROOF, MEASURING 30 INCHES THICK A MINUMUM OF 20 FT IN WIDTH, AND EXTENDING AN UNDETERMINED DISTANCE, FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM AND SCOOP. THE HEIGHT OF THE COAL WAS 39 INCHES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INTERSECTION
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 22 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 16 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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