Roof Bolter, Rock Bolter, Pinner, Mobile Roof Support Operator (Mrs) fatality

January 19, 2006 at 5:36 PM

Aracoma Alma Mine #1 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC · Logan County, WV

Investigator narrative

Employee, member of 002 section crew, was evacuating the mine. He became separated from his crew and did not survive mine fire.

Record details

Classification: FIRE
Accident type: Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Activity at time: Escaping A Hazard
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Source of injury: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Total mining experience: 11.5 years
Experience at this mine: 4.5 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Mine type: Underground
Sector: Coal

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