FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 05/02/2013

220131230018 · 05/02/2013 · Highland 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): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

An unseen, hidden slip caused an unplanned roof fall at the #5 entry of the 2nd West Angle, blocking the intake/primary escapeway. The fall area measured app. 50' long, 20' wide and 10' high.

Source

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