MSHA - Unsupported Roof - Safety Alert

“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.“

https://www.msha.gov/unsupported-roof-safety-alert