Fatality · MSHA Record #219921570001

Roof Bolter fatality at Tygart River Mine (Southern Ohio Coal Company), WV, May 27, 1992

at 9:30 AM

On May 27, 1992, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Tygart River Mine (Southern Ohio Coal Company), WV.

Tygart River Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Southern Ohio Coal Company (American Electric Power Company Inc)

Marion County, WV

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF SETTING BOLTER UP TO INSTALL BOLTS. EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLTER HEAD AND CANOPY.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Roof Bolter, Inserting Bolt
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
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: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 16 years
Experience at this mine: 16 years
Experience in this job: 14 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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