Roof Bolter fatality at Mine No. 1 (Capital Coal Corp), VA, December 3, 1998

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On December 3, 1998, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Mine No. 1 (Capital Coal Corp), VA.

Mine No. 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Capital Coal Corp (Robert P Ratliff)

Buchanan County, VA

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN FACE ON #3 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION WHEN THE ATRS SYSTEM ON THE ROOF BOLTER ROLLED DOWN CATCHING HIM AGAINST FRAME OF ROOF BOLTER RESULTING IN DEATH.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Roof Bolter, Inserting Bolt
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 26 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 20 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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