FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Bell County Coal Corporation
Start: 06/16/2004

Fatal · 220045550003 · 06/16/2004 · Bell County Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity: Timbering, Build cribs
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent): James River Coal Company
Operator: Bell County Coal Corporation
Mine: 1518058

Narrative

A FATAL FALL OF ROOF ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE 003 WORKING SECTION. THE VICTIM WAS WORKING WITH THE SECTION CREW AND HAD BEEN INSTALLING TIMBERS DURING RETREAT MINING. THE CREW HAD TEMPORARILY HALTED PRODUCTION TO OBSERVE THE MINE ROOF, WHEN WITH LITTLE WARNING THE MINE ROOF BEGAN TO COLLAPSE. THE 5 MINERS RAN TO ESCAPE THE ROOF FALL. FOUR OF THE MINERS ESCAPED.

Source

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