FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Castle Valley Mining LLC
Start: 03/22/2013

Fatal · 220130910018 · 03/22/2013 · Castle Valley Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rhino Resource Partners LP
Operator: Castle Valley Mining LLC
Mine: 4202335

Narrative

The Continuous Miner had started into a left hand turn on the second lift off the pillar. A roof fall approx. 22'x25' ranging in thickness from 12"" to 22"" occurred, striking the employee, causing fatal crushing injuries.

Source

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