Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219940730001

Roof Bolter

March 5, 1994 at 11:45 AM
No 2 Mine · Facility · Coal
Clinton County, IL
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Investigator narrative
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING THE RIB AND WAS POSITIONED IN THE PINCHPOINT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE FRAME AND DRILL MAST ROTARY HEAD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Roof Bolter, Nec
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
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience
12 years
Experience at this mine
12 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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