WORKER DISCOVERED A HERNIA ON HIS LEFT ABDOMEN.
Search the record
Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
- Total incidents
- 739,488
- Of which fatal
- 3,112
- Years on record
- 1983–2026
- Classifications
- 20
Alert me on this search
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
9 total records
Showing all 9A ROOF FALL INBY STATION 42 IN #8 ENTRY OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION.
A ROOF FALL AT AN INTERSECTION 4 WAY, OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. AT BLOCK 16 OF #1 BELT IN #2 ENTRY. ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS WERE ADDED TO THE AREA.
A ROOF FALL OF AN INTERSECTION OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION AT STATION 36. ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS WERE ADDED TO THE AREA. TRAVELWAY WAS REROUTED.
A ROOF FALL OF AN INTERSECTION, STATION 105, OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, POSTS, WERE INSTALLED AND THE TRAVELWAY REROUTED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 BELT ONE BLOCK OUTBY STATION 157. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION IN THE #4 ENTRY. THE HEIGHT WAS APPROX. 5 FT LENGTH 35 FT AND WIDTH 18 TH.
THE FALL OCCURED IN BY STAT #28 #8 ENTRY, APPROX 1000 FT FROM THE SURFACE. THE FALL AREA WAS APPROX 5 FT, 40 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE. THE DEVELOPMENTDATE WAS APPROX 1994. MINE VENTILATION WAS NOT A FFECTED, THE ESCAPEWAY PASSAGEWAY WAS REROUTED AROUND FALL AREA.
SOME ROCK FROM THE HIGHWALL FELL ON CANOPY OF THE BELT ENTRY.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1ST LEFT SECTION, #3 ENTRY AT THE FACE AND EXTENDING 30 FEET OUTBY. A LARGE CLAY VEIN ON THE LEFT RIB CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL. SOME GLOVING EFFECT WAS DISCOVERED ON 4 ROOF BOLTS. THE USE OF LARGER BOLTS MAY ELIMINATE THIS OCCURANCE.