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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220163480010 · 12/03/2016 · The Marion County Coal Company

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
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
The Marion County Coal Company
Mine
4601433

Narrative

Unplanned roof fall (16'x20'x12' high) discovered reportable at 310 block 9 South #7 entry. Area that fell contained multiple slips (oily slicken-sided shale and clayey rocks coated in a slick white powder) that allowed the strata to separate above the anchorage and eventually fail.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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