FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Knox Creek Coal Corporation
Start: 03/14/2000

220000800116 · 03/14/2000 · Knox Creek Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Knox Creek Coal Corporation
Mine: 4406872

Narrative

A SLAB OF HIGHWALL ABOVE THE BELT-TRACK ENTRY FELL ON THE CANOPY, CRUSHING THE CANOPY ON TO THE BELT AND TRACK. THE HIGHWALL WHICH FELL ALONG A MUD SEAM, WAS APPROX 4' X 12' X 25' HIGH.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown