Fatality · MSHA Record #219900680001

Continuous Miner Operator fatality at Upper Mill Splashdam (Westar Coal Company), VA, February 22, 1990

at 2:45 PM

On February 22, 1990, a continuous miner operator was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at Upper Mill Splashdam (Westar Coal Company), VA.

Upper Mill Splashdam · Underground · Coal

Operator: Westar Coal Company (Bill Nichols)

Buchanan County, VA

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

THE CONTINUOUS MINER, SIMMONS-RAND-MODEL 500 WAS BACKING OUT OF THE NO. 7 INTERSECTION-001-0 SECTION, AND THE VICTIM WAS HANDLING MINER CABLE ON THE RIPPER HEAD WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF MINING RO OF (SLATE,APP. 2 FT.X 4 FT. X 7", FELL BETWEEN THE RIGHT RIB BOLT AND RIB, STRIKING VICTIM.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Move Non-Self-Propelled Equip
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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