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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220091320016 · 05/04/2009 · 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
3609127

Narrative

Roof fall found by mine examiner during pre-shift of section. Roof fall measured 60-ft long X 20-ft wide X 9.5-ft high located between two intersections on the beltline. Clay veins discovered initial mining. Roof supported with 6-ft Super Twist Bolts (torque tension) with six bolts across on three foot advance with cable bolts located at the edges of the intersections.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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