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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220120610016 · 02/24/2012 · AMFIRE Mining Company 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
—
Injury source
—
Nature of injury
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Body part
—
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine
3609127

Narrative

A recently mined 30-foot cut taken through crosscut Belt to L1 Entry and cutting into the fully-supported L1 Entry experienced roof working and falling in the unsupported crosscut to a height of 24 that extended into the L1 Entry causing an unintentional roof fall in the supported L1 (4-foot FG Resin bolts) to a height of 42. Cave dimensions = 19 wide x 19 long x 42 high.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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