Fatality · MSHA Record #219980930001
Section Foreman
March 23, 1998
at 4:35 PM
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type
Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
EE WAS REMOVING CRIB BLOCKS FROM LEFT RIB. HE WENT AROUND THE BACK END OF THE SCOOP TO GET THE CRIB BLOCKS ON THAT SIDE. AS HE DID, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL RROM THE RIB TO THE BOLTS. THE ROCK FEL L ON THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP & SLIDE DOWN CATCHING THE EE'S HEAD BETWEEN THE ROCK & THE MINE FLOOR.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Supervise
- 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
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 20 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 17 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219980930001 · Mine ID 4406227
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