Mine Manager

July 15, 1997 at 1:15 PM

Mine #1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Minutemen Coal Company Inc (Amvest Corporation)

Wise County, VA

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

A 20' CUT WAS TAKEN IN THE 7 ENTRY. THE 14-10 MINER WAS BACK OUT TO SUPPORTED TOP. THE MINE OWNER, MINE FOREMAN, ELECTRICIAN AND MINER OPERATOR WERE INSPECTING THE PAN ON THE 14-10 MINER. A HO RSEBACK 40'X20'XTO 10' WIDE AND 4' TO 5 1/2' THICK FELL ON EE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Inspect Equipment Or Mine
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
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: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 27 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 9 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs — the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file — so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 219972030018 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 4406551
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory — Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219972030018 · Mine ID 4406551 Trainer view →