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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220010370024 · 01/20/2001 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
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Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine
4608492

Narrative

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 003 SECTION, ENTRY #7, SPAD 2808. DISTANCE FROM THE ACTIVE FACE WAS APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET. THERE WERE NOPERSONAL INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED SIZE OF THE FALL MEASURED 100 FEET X 19 FEET X 7FEET. ALL ENTRANCES TO THE FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF AND THE AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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