Roof Bolter

March 17, 1987 at 11:00 AM

No 3 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Maple Ridge Mining Company Inc (Leonard Hall)

Floyd County, KY

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EE, I.NAME WAS 7AKING DOWN ROCK WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM UNDETECTED ABOVE DRAW ROCK FELL.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Bar Down, Includes Scaling
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Mining method: Conventional Stoping
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 17 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 17 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219870860001 · Mine ID 1515393 Trainer view →