May 15, 1997
VA · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Solus Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
AT THE TIME WE WERE ON PILLAR RECOVERY. EMPLOYEE TOOK MINER UP INTO PLACE, STARTED LOADING COAL, MASSIVE FALL OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING, TRAPPING TWO EMPLOYEES UNDER FALL. HE WAS KILLED DUE TO THIS FALL.