FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 01/02/2002

Fatal · 220020100043 · 01/02/2002 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4607273

Narrative

ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2002, EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED BY A SUDDEN FALL OF ROOF WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #2 BELT ENTRY (#2 RIGHT BREAK).

Source

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