Roof Bolter fatality at No. 53 Mine (R & S Coal Company Inc), WV, February 3, 1998

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On February 3, 1998, a roof bolter was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at No. 53 Mine (R & S Coal Company Inc), WV.

No. 53 Mine · Underground · Coal

Operator: R & S Coal Company Inc (Robert L Johnson)

Mcdowell County, WV

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS PLACED HIMSELF AT OR JUST INBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 8' X 5' X 11" FELL STRIKING THE EE ON THE HEAD.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Enter/Work In Bins, Silos
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: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 25 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 20 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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