Continuous Miner Operator

June 26, 1996 at 11:00 AM

Maple Meadow Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: Maple Meadow Mining Company (Cyprus Amax Minerals Company)

Raleigh County, WV

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

THE #2144 SECTION HAD SET UP A FINAL PUSHOUT FOR THE #131 BLOCK, AND HAD LOADED 3 OR 4 SHUTTLE CARS OF COAL. AT APPROX 11 AM, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION, THE PUSHOUT BEING MINDE D. THE VICTIM, EE, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE FALLING ROOF.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Continuous Miner
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: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 22 years
Experience at this mine: 22 years
Experience in this job: 18 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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