Fatality · MSHA Record #219860690001

Roof Bolter fatality at Deserado Mine (Western Fuels-Utah Inc), CO, February 28, 1986

at 10:50 AM

On February 28, 1986, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at Deserado Mine (Western Fuels-Utah Inc), CO.

Deserado Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Western Fuels-Utah Inc (Western Fuels Association Inc)

Rio Blanco County, CO

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

INSTALLING ROOF3MAT EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN FRONT OF BOLTER TO RETRIEVE FALLEN MAT ROOF ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE HITTING HIM ON HEAD AND BACK

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
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: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 3 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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