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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220041880002 · 06/28/2004 · AMFIRE 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
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine
3608850

Narrative

When mining the xcut 5 to 6 in 1 R/T, the Roof Bolters detected a 1 foot break - they added extra 5' bolts, when the miner started the xcut 6 to 7, knowing that there was a break at 1 foot only took a 15' lift when the lift was completed approximately 2"" of rock fell, roof started working and caved approximately 6' high - 18' wide - 28' long.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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