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A miner received fatal injuries from a rock fall while traveling under unsupported roof. The rock measured approximately nine feet by four feet by fourteen inches.
The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determination regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regarding the cause of the accident.
Four miners have died from roof falls in the last three years, two were working or traveling under unsupported roof.
Two of the four roof fall fatalities in the past 3 years have occurred when miners traveled or worked under unsupported roof. On May 31, 2024, a 27-year-old coal miner suffered fatal injuries from a roof fall when he traveled under unsupported roof. In May 2021, a 32-year-old continuous mining machine operator was killed by a roof fall when he was working under unsupported roof.
FAI-4411390-1
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Underground
(Coal Bituminous)
Fatal Fall of Roof or Back Accident
May 31, 2024
Buchanan Mine #1
Buchanan Minerals, LLC
Raven, Buchanan County, Virginia
ID No. 44-04856
