Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219872930001

Roof Bolter

October 8, 1987 at 5:15 PM
Mine #7 · Underground · Coal
Morgan County, TN
Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH A 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AFTER BOLT WAS INSTALLED A LARGE ROCK THAT THE ROOF BOLT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN FELL AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES HEAD BETWE EN THE ROCK AND3THE DRILL HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Roof Bolter, Nec
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
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
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
15 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
4 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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