Fatality · MSHA Record #220150610009
Roof Bolter Helper
February 20, 2015
at 2:05 PM
Operator:
Rosebud Mining Company
(J Clifford Forrest III)
Indiana County, PA
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Type
Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
On February 20, 2015, a fatal accident occurred in the #2 slope entry of the A Mains, MMU 001. The roof bolter operator received crushing injuries during the bolting process.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Roof Bolter, Nec
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- FACE
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Source of injury
- CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 1 year
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220150610009 · Mine ID 3609407
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