Fatality · MSHA Record #219991130001
Continuous Miner Operator
April 13, 1999
at 6:00 PM
Operator:
Coastal Coal Company, LLC
(El Paso Energy Corp)
Wise County, VA
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type
Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
IN THE SOUTH MAINS A ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 30'X35'X10' THICK TAPERING TO 0 OCCURED IN THE LAST INTERSECTION OF THE #2 ENTRY WHILE DEVELOPING THE FIRST OUT OF THE #2 CROSSCUT. THE ROOF FA LL ENTRAPPED THE VICTIM AND RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES. A CONTINUOUS MINER ADN SHUTTLE CAR WERE INVOLVED IN THE FALL.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Continuous Miner
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- 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
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 28 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 20 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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