Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220150610009

Roof Bolter Helper, Rock Bolter Helper, Pinner Helper

February 20, 2015 at 2:05 PM
Heilwood · Underground · Coal
Indiana County, PA
ClassificationFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
TypeStruck 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
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Total mining experience
3.92 years
Experience at this mine
1.23 years
Experience in this job
1.23 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220150610009 · Mine ID 3609407Trainer view →