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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220182830016 · 10/02/2018 · Bronco Utah Operations, 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
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Bronco Coal Resources, LLC
Operator
Bronco Utah Operations, LLC.
Mine
4200079

Narrative

A Roof Fall in the GOB area of the 2nd East Retreat (Partial-Pillar) section occurred that damaged, or knocked-out, as many as 37 Ventilation Controls, (Stoppings, Regulators & Overcasts). This caused the Air to reverse direction and/or short-circuit. It also caused Rock Dust to be suspended in the mine's air courses for several minutes.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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