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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220260720011 · 03/08/2026 · Sunrise Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
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Mine experience
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Operator

Controller (parent)
Hallador Energy Company
Operator
Sunrise Coal, LLC
Mine
1202394

Narrative

An unintentional roof fall happened on the S3C-2nd Right entry 7 crosscut 7. It fell out in an intersection on top of a continuous miner. It is believed that the water above the stack rock deteriorated the rock strata causing it to fall. A site specific plan was submitted and approved to clean rock off continuous miner to retrieve it from the fall.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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