Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219930280052

Roof Bolter

January 11, 1993 at 10:10 AM
No 30 · Underground · Coal
Sequatchie County, TN
Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
ROOF FALL HORSEBACK FELL FROM #1 THRU TO #2 VICTIM CRUSHED UNDER FALL.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Roof Bolter, Nec
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
Mining method
Conventional Stoping
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
22 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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