FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc
Start: 03/20/2002

220020840127 · 03/20/2002 · Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc

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): Anker Group Inc
Operator: Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc
Mine: 4608622

Narrative

WHEN MINING THE D RUN OF AN EXTENDED CUT THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE BECAME ENTRAPPED FOR MORE THAN 60 MINUTES DUE TO AN OUTBURST OF ROOF ROCK. A MECHANICAL RETRIEVER WAS USED TO FREE THE MA CHINE FROM THIS OUTBURST. NO INJURIES RESULTED.

Source

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