Fatality · MSHA Record #219910070019
Continuous Miner Helper
December 31, 1990
at 6:30 AM
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type
Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
INJ WAS COVERED UP IN ROCK FALL.MASSIVE ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON CONT MINING MACHINE DURING PILLAR RECOVERY ON 004-0 MMU...CONT MINER OPER ESCAPED UNINJURED AS RESULT OF CANOPY INSTALLED OVER OPE RATORS COMPARTMENT
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Observe Operations
- 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
- 10 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219910070019 · Mine ID 1515524
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