FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Mill Branch Coal Corp
Start: 06/20/2013

220131790002 · 06/20/2013 · Mill Branch Coal Corp

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
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: Mill Branch Coal Corp
Mine: 4407087

Narrative

On 6/20/13, a surface security guard heard a noise outside.The guard observed a highwall failure at the No. 2 KY portal. The guard notified management. Mgnt. arrived at the mine site, observed the highwall failure and notified MSHA. Upon investigation by MSHA it was determined this event was a highwall failure and also a roof fall at the entrance of the portal.

Source

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