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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220080520022 · 02/15/2008 · Dickenson-Russell Coal Co 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
Dickenson-Russell Coal Co LLC
Mine
4406864

Narrative

Retreat mining in the #5 entry pillar block when the roof started working in the previously mined #4 entry block. The roof fell in the #4 entry and took out the breaker timbers. The timbers were replaced and mining continued. The roof began working again, mining ceased. The roof in the #4 entry fell again, the fall maesured approx. 80'L x 22'W x 5'H. The entry was timbered off.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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