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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220201710011 · 06/15/2020 · Jewell Valley Mining 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)
Rhino Resource Partners LP
Operator
Jewell Valley Mining LLC
Mine
4407220

Narrative

Roof fall occurred in the number 5 entry between spad 78 and 88, in a area that was mined in excess of 10 years ago. The area showed no evidence of taking weight or roof cracking prior to the fall. The fall occurred 18 crosscuts from the surface in the intake entry with the cfm excess of 250,000 exposing the roof to atmospheric weathering and temperature changes.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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