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

The employee and co-workers were in the No.8 entry at x-cut No.47 on the 3 South Mains preparing to remove a permanent stopping. The injured employee was in the process of walking outby to turn off a water valve, when the roof collapsed resulting in a fatality. MSHA was notified. The injured employee was pronounced dead by the coroner on at 10:48pm on 3/21/2022.

Activity at time of incident

Walking, Running

Subunit / location

UNDERGROUND

Accident type

Struck by falling object

Source of injury

CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE

Nature of injury

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Total mining experience

13 years

Experience at this mine

1.46 years

Experience in this job

13 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY