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UNDERGROUND coal mine operators have been warned to install the most effective roof “skin” control technique, screen wire mesh, when roof bolts are installed, after a 62-year-old section foreman sustained fatal injuries due to a falling roof rock at a US mine.

Lou Caruana
Fatality after rock fall

The rock fell from between roof bolts and was approximately 3 feet by 2 feet by 3 to 4 inches thick, according to a report by the US Mine Safety and Health Administration. First-aid was administered...

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