Coal Mine Safety and Health Report of Investigation: Underground Coal Mine Fatal Fall of Roof Accident June 3, 2008, Gibson Mine, Gibson County Coal, LLC, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, I.D. No. 12-02215

摘要

At approximately 7:40 a.m. central daylight time, Justin Wilkin, a 25 year old roof bolter operator with two years of mining experience, was fatally injured at the Gibson County Coal, LLC, Gibson Mine near Princeton, Indiana. Wilkin was installing roof bolts in the no. 1 entry on the No. 3 Unit when a section of mine roof measuring approximately 10 feet wide by 5 feet long and up to 10 inches thick fell from an unsupported area in front of the Automated Temporary Roof Support (ATRS) and struck Wilkin, pinning him against the ATRS raise cylinder. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) was notified of the accident at 8:02 a.m. on June 3, 2008 when Gary Timmons, Assistant Safety Director at Gibson Mine, telephoned the MSHA Hotline. MSHA personnel from the Vincennes, Indiana and Benton, Illinois field offices were immediately dispatched to the mine. A 103(k) Order was issued to ensure the safety of any person in the mine and to secure the accident scene while the investigation was conducted.