Roof Bolter fatality at No 2 (Clinchfield Coal Company), VA, August 28, 1989

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On August 28, 1989, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a machinery accident at No 2 (Clinchfield Coal Company), VA.

No 2 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Clinchfield Coal Company (Pittston Company)

Dickenson County, VA

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STATIONARY CANOPY AND THE MOVING DRILL HEAD BOOM OF THE BOTLING MACHINE. THE VICTIM SUSTAINED FA TAL MULTIPLE-TRAUMA HEAD INJURIES.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Working With Noxious Materials
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 7 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219892480001 · Mine ID 4406375 Trainer view →