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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220021220047 · 04/22/2002 · Mill Branch Coal Corporation

Details

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

Controller (parent)
Cumberland Resources Corporation
Operator
Mill Branch Coal Corporation
Mine
4406861

Narrative

THE CONTINUOUS MINER MACHINE WAS TAKING THE FIRST LEFT RIGHT OUT OF THE NO.3 HEADING ON THE MMU 002-0 BILLARING SECTION. AS THE MACHINE CUT THRUTHE BACK SIDE OF THE PILLAR A ROCK FELL AND LODG ED THE MACHINE. A MECHANICAL RETRIEVER WAS USED TO PULL THE MINER OUT. THERE WERE NO ROOFBOLTS PULLED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FALL WAS 50-FEET INBY SURVEY STATION 3547.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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