Stansbury Mine Coal

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL, INTAKE SLOPE, APPROXIMATELY 60' INBY #1 XCUT. ROOF FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 5:00 P.M. THURSDAY (3-18-94) & 7:00 A.M. (3-21-94) MONDAY.

VICTIM WAS SHOOTING SHUTTLE CAR PROBLEM DESCRIBED AS POSSIBLE FAILURE OF LEFT SIDE DRIVE MOTOR. VICTIM WAS STANDING BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND LOW (DOWNHILL) RIB WHEN HE INSTRUCTED OPERATOR TO "B UMP IT" TO CHECK DRIVESHAFT OPERATION. WHEN THIS WAS DONE, CAR SLID DOWNHILL STRIKING VICTIM. VICTIM STEPPED AWAY TO AVOID CAR BUT RIGHT ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND SHUTTLE CAR.

MINING CREW HAD COMPLETED MINING OF 3 LIFTS IN OUTBY FENDER WHILE MOVING CONT. MINER OUT OF WORK AREA POWER KIC ON MACHINE BEFORE POWER COULD BE RESTORED TO MOVE CONT. MINER FROM AREA THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED.

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL 2 NORTH PANEL CROSSCUT 6 ENTRY 2 FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 3-15-93 AND 3-18-93.

WHILE SHOWERING AT END OF WORKSHIFT VICTIM SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR DURING THE COURSE OF FALLING TO FLOOR VICTIM STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR SUSTAINING CUT ON BACK OF HEAD.

VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO START SLOPE CONVEYOR BELT AT CONTROLS LOCATED IN THE OLD HOIST ROOM. WHEN THE BELT FAILED TO START, HE WALKED TOWARD THE BELT CONTROL RM TO RESET THE POWER. AS HE TRAVELLE D OVER THE TOP OF THE BELT PORTAL HE ENCOUNTERED A 30 DEGREE DOWNHILL SLOPE ENROUTE TO CONTROL ROOM ON WHICH HE SLIPPED AND FELL SUSTAINING IN FRACTURED ANKLE.

UNOBSERVED ROOFALL IN 3 NORTH PANEL CROSSCUT 20BETWEEN #1 ENTRY & #3 ENTRY FALL HAPPENED BETWEEN 11-26 & 11-29 WHILE MINE WAS IDLE

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL 3 NORTH PANEL CROSSCUT 18 ENTRY 2.

WIRE SUPPORTING HANGING WATER PIPE BROKE WHILE NEW SECTION OF PIPE WAS BEING ADDED END OF PIPE STRUCK VICTIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD CAUSING VICTIM TO BE KNOCKED TO THE GROUND.

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL AT X-CUT 7 #1 ENTRY OF THE 3 NORTH SECTION.

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL AT X CUT 6 1 ENTRY OF THE 3 NORTH SECTION.

96660FALL UNOBSERVED SOUTH SUMP AREA #2 ENTRY OF SUMP

WHILE WORKING ON BELT MOVE RETREATING VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO WIND AND HANG EXCESS LENGTH OF MONITOR SENSOR WIRE ON BELT HANGING CHAIN WITH CABLE HOOK. WHEN HOOK WITH HEAVY WIRE DID NOT HOOK CHAIN ON FIRST ATTEMPT VICTIM REPOSITIONED HAND AND END OF HOOK SLIPPED ONTO FINGER CAUSING LACERATION.

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL 1 NORTH PANEL AT X-CUT #8 BETWEEN 2-3 ENTRIES.

PULLING BELT TOGETHER. 3/8" ROPE BROKE WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO HOOK BELT CHAIN FROM BELT TO STRUCTURE. RIGHT THUMB WAS TORN BY HOOK ON CHAIN AND WRIST WAS BRUISED. TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM. STIT CHES AND RELEASED TO GO BACK TO WORK.

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL,2 NORTH PANEL AT CROSSCUT #26 #1 ENTRY.

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL AT CROSSCUT #20 ENTRY #2 IN THE 2 NORTH PANEL.

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL AT LOCATION BETWEEN XC#3 AND SC $4 ENTRY #1, 2 NORTH PANEL

HANDLING BELT STRUCTURE STRUCK ON L EAR BY END OF ROLLER

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL AT #9X6 1NORTH SECTION BETWEEN #3 7#4 ENTRIES

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL AT #5XC,2 NORTH SECTION,BETWEEN #1 AND #2 ENTRY.

UNOBSERVED ROOF FALL AT #18XC 1 NORTH SECTION BETWEEN #1 & #2 ENTRY.

WALKING IN SHOWER ROOM TRIPPED OVER THRESHOLD

WHILE OPERATING WATER INJECTION TYPE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE VICTIM SLIPPED IN MUDDY ROADWAY CAUSING HYPEREXTENSION OF RIGHT KNEE.

ROOF IN INTERSECTION CAVED ABOVE ROOF BOLTS SIMILAR TO LAST TWO FALLS IN SAME SECTION. #1 ROOM 2ND CROSSCUT BACK FROM FACE. SECTION IS IDLE. ALL EQUIPMENT MOVED OUT. NO ONE WORKING IN SECTION AND SECTION WILL POSSIBLY BE SEALED OFF. TRAVEL AND VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED.

ROOF IN INTERSECTION OF #5 ENTRY CAVED ABOVE ROOF BOLTS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS ROOF FAILURE INBY 1-X-CUT. MSHA INSPECTOR ISSUED 103-K UNTIL CAUSE OF FALL AND METHOD OF SUPPORT DETERMNED. SECTION IS IDLED UNTIL COMPLETELY INVESTIGATED. MOVING OUT OF SECTION AND IT WILL BE SEALED OFF.

ROOF FELL DUE TO LAMINATIONS IN STRATA. IT CAUSED ABOVE 6' ROOF BOLTS FOR AN AREA APPORX. 40' BY30' AND 7'-8' HIGH. THIS INTERFERED WITH THE VENTILATION OF THE SECTION AND WILL HAVE TO BE CLEA NED UP AND RE-BOLTED AND METHOD OF SUPPORT EVALUATED TO PREVENT ANOTHER OCCURANCE.

HE WAS WORKING ON 2" PIPE AIRLINE WITH A 20' PIECE OF FLEXIBLE LINE OUTBY VALVE. HE OPENED AIRVALVE AND THE END OF THE LINE WHIPPED AROUND STRIKING HIM ON THE CHEST.

LOADER OPR WAS LOADING OUT RT RIB OF PLACE CLOSED TO FACE & RT RIB THE FACE & RT RIB TURNED OVER ON LOADING MACHINE A CHUNK OF COAL CAME INTO CAB OF MACHINE STRIKING OPERATOR ON RT CHEEK IN FR ONT OF EAR HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL ER WHERE 4 STITCHES WERE TAKEN

UNDOING 2 IN WATER LIND FROM #1 SEAM FORGOT TO TURN WATER OFF WATER MIXED WITH PIPE INSULATION HITTING HIM IN FACE AND EYES WHEN PIPE SEPARATED

DOING MAINTAINANCE WORK ON SHUTTLE CAR SCOOP HAD DUMPED SOME COAL AT BOOM END OF CAR HE WALKED AROUND CAR AND STUMBLED OVER CHUNK OF COAL RALLIN FALLING DOWN AND TWISTED RT KNEE

GARAGE DOOR STUCK REACHED UP TO PULL DOOR DOQN MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WENT INTO JOINT ON DOOR AND CAUGHT IN JOINT WHEN DOOR CLOSED MASHING FINGER IN HINGE

A 10FT CUT WAS LEFT UNBOLTED ALSO STRATA ABOVE CHANGED WHICH LEFT ROOF FALL ABOVE BOLTS BETWEEN 5-6 ENTRY FALL APPROX.16FT WIDE 40 FT LONG 8 FT HIGH AT HIGH POINT NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED NO INJU RY NO DISRUPTION OF VENTILATION PLACE DANGERED OFF OF ALL ACCESABLE POINTS.

TOWING ONE VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER AND STEERING WHEEL WHIPLASHED HITTING EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

HAD COMPLETED CHECKING MINE DEWATERING PUMPS AND WAS WALKING UP MAIN TRACK SLOPE WHEN STEPPED ON ROCK,TWISTED ANKLE AND FELL DOWN SPRAINING LATERAL LIGAMENTS OF RIGHT ANKLE.

CLOSING HEAVY METAL PULL-DOWN GARAGE DOOR.PUT HAND BETWEEN BOTTOM AND SECOND PANEL.AS DOOR CLOSED HIS 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND WERE INJURED.