FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Canyon Fuel Company LLC
Start: 12/14/2000

220003610012 · 12/14/2000 · Canyon Fuel Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Arch Resources Inc
Operator: Canyon Fuel Company LLC
Mine: 4201566

Narrative

THE LONGWALL FACE HAD ADVANCED APPROXIMATELY 160FEET WITHOUT A SUBSTANTIAL CAVE. WHEN THE ROOF FRACTURED THE RESULTING CAVE WAS ASSOCIATED WITHAN AIRBLAST THAT DAMAGED UP TO 20 PERMANENT VENT ILATION CONTROLS WHICH HALTED MINING FOR NEARLY 24 HOURS.

Source

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