Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219982370001

Mine Manager

August 13, 1998 at 1:00 PM
Mine #1 · Underground · Coal
Pike County, KY
Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
MINE FOREMAN WAS CLEANING UP A BOOM HOLE. HE HADTRAVELED INBY SUPPORTED ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
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
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
17 years
Experience at this mine
1 year
Experience in this job
17 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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