← MSHA accidents

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220042080067 · 07/14/2004 · White Buck Coal Company

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)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
White Buck Coal Company
Mine
4608365

Narrative

ON JULY 14, 2004 AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN GRASSY CREEK NO. 1 MINE. THE FALL OCCURED IN #5 BELT SPAD NO. 5426 AND #2 ENTRY. APPROX 50 TO 70 FEET OUTBY. THE SIZE OF THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 50' LENGTH 20' WIDTH AND 66"" HEIGHT. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown