A FATAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED TO EE AS HE WAS RUNNING THRU AN INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY IN THE 1 LEFT SECTION. HE HAD BEEN SETTING BREAKER POSTS ON THE PILLARLINE WHEN HE HEARD THE TOP RUMBLING AN D HAD MOVED OUTBY ONE BLOCK AND STARTED THRU THECROSSCUT WHEN REACHING THE INTERSECTION, THE ROOF COLLAPSED ON HIM.
Roblee Coal Company operator
Controlled by
Robert R Jeran
MSHA operator ID: P14873
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 62
- Mines on record
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
672
citations
175
significant & substantial
$129,498
proposed penalties
$123,691
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 fatalities · 35 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 10 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2008
14
2007
4
2006
10
2005
8
2004
5
2003
7 (1f)
2002
3
2001
6 (1f)
2000
5
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
October 24, 2003
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company
· Struck by falling object
November 5, 2001
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roblee Coal Company
· Struck by falling object
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING MINING IN THE 5-LEFT WORKING SECTION WHILE CONNECTING THE XCUT BETWEEN NO. 7 AND NO. 8 ENTRIES. THE ROOF FALL RODE BACK THROUGHT THE INSTALLED ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING THE REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR AND MINER HELPER. THE MINER OPERATOR SUSTAINED SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURIES WHILE THE MINER HELPER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.