September 25, 2024
AL · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Crimson Oak Grove Resources LLC
· Struck by falling object
It was determined that the employee had previously mined the #3 entry on the 7S section. The employee had moved the CM outby 12 crosscut and had walked back to the last row of support in the #3 entry to adjust the tubing. A rock fell from just inby the last row of permanent support and struck the employee taking them to the ground. This fatality was investigated by MSHA.