The victim was positioned next to the continuous mining machine operator in the No. 7 Heading of the 1 North (about 95'inby S.S.#597). The final shuttle car was being loaded from the face of the place, when a piece of roof bolted rock measuring about 71"" long X 39"" X 18"" thick fell, striking the victim. The injuries received from the occurance were fatal.
Osaka Mining CorporationMining Incidents in 2008
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Osaka Mining Corporation operations in 2008. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2008
- 1
- Total incidents
- 3
- Year
- 2008
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK3 incidents
All incidents in 2008
Struck by falling object
Struck by falling object
The injured was drilling a roof bolt hole, when a piece of draw rock fell and struck him on the right forearm. This resulted in a laceration, which required sutures.
Struck by falling object
The injured was operating a continuous mining machine in the No. 7 Heading of the 1 North section (about 95' inby S.S.#597). He was loading the final shuttle car from the face of the place, when a piece of roof bolted rock measuring about 71"" long X 39"" wide X 18"" thick fell, striking the injured, bruising his right shoulder.