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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220100330009 · 02/01/2010 · 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

Mine examiner encountered a roof fall in the return entries (L3 & L2) just inby SS#5612 in 2-East off 1-Right section at appx 5:10 AM. The L2 entry was supported with 6' super twist bolts with T-5 channels and 12' cable bolts on 8' centers. The L3 entry was with 4' resin bolts and then center cribbed on 5' centers. The area was at the bottom of a dip in the coal seam.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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