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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220032810031 · 10/02/2003 · Brooks Run Mining 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)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
Mine
4608852

Narrative

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING 50' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 5.5' THICK WAS FOUND DURING AN EXAM IN THE NO.2 NUETRAL ENTRY. THE FALL WAS LOCATED 2 BREAKS INBY THE 46927 SURVEY STATION AND 1075 ' FROM THE FACE. SLATE WITH INTERMIXED LAYERS OF COAL ABOVE THE 4' RESIN ANCHORAGE WAS A FACTOR FOR THE FALL. THE AREA OF THE FALL WAS DEVELOPED JUNE 2003.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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