Roof Bolter Helper

December 7, 1989 at 4:00 PM

No 3 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Four A Coal Company (Asbury Charles M - Gary Asher Et Al)

Bell County, KY

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

VICTIM WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER AND WAS POSITIONING A STEEL ROOF STRAP WITH HIS HAND WHILE POSITIONING HIMSELF IN FRONT OF THE BOLTER INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Roof Bolter, Nec
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: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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