A LARGE SECTION OF ROOF (SLIP HORSEBACK) FELL JUST AFTER LOADING THE FIRST SHUTTLE CAR OF THE PILLAR PUSHOUT IN NO. 4 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION NO. 1288. THE ROOF FALL WAS ONE LARGE SECTION AND WAS APPROX. 18' WIDE, 0-8' THICK AND AT LEAST 50' LONG. THE ROOF WAS A SLICKENED SIDED SLIP (HORSEBACK) THAT WAS UNDETECTABLE AND FELL WITHOUT WARNING. THE ROOF FELL ON THE CONTINOUS MINING MA
Green Mountain Energy Inc operator
Controlled by
Henry Paul Kizer et al
MSHA operator ID: P20593
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 18 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 29 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 14 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 11 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 10 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 8 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1995
7
1994
13
1993
19 (1f)
1992
19
1991
25
1990
23
Mines on record
- No 5a WV
- Cedar Creek Mine WV
- No 3 Mine WV
- No 6 Mine WV
- Green Mountain No 5 WV
- No 1 Mine WV
- No 2 Mine WV
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
July 8, 1993
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green Mountain Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
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