ROOF FALL IN ABANDONED 3 LEFT PANEL AT FACE INTERSECTION OF #6 ENTRY B-23. APPROX 19' WIDE AND 30' LONG, 8' HIGH. EXTENDS FROM IN BY B-22 #6 ENTRY TO FACE (THRU INTERSECTION) TO OLD FACE OF #6 ENTRY AT END OF PANEL. AREA POSITIONED ANDDANGERED OFF. DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION.
THE MINER WAS HELPING TO DO A BELT MOVE AND WAS THROWING BELT STRUCTURE NEAR THE BELT TO INSTALL. AFTER RELEASING A PIECE WHILE THROWING THE MINER FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. NO HORSE PLAY OR SAFETY VIOLATION WAS THE CAUSE. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND REGS NOT A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE ITEMS OR TRAINING NOT A FACTOR.
ROOF FALL OF BREAK 5, #5 ENTRY AT INTERSECTION. APPROXIMATELY 20 X 20 FT IN AREA, 10' HIGH EXTENDING INTO #3 ENTRY OF ROOM-1 RIGHT. FOUND BY FOREMAN & MSHA INSPECTOR ON NORMAL INSPECTION.
ALL 4 MOBILE BRIDGES WERE BACKING OUT OF A CUT, WHEN THE FRONT 2 BRIDGES (#4 & #3) STOPPED AND STARTED MOVING FORWARD, WHILE #2 & #1 BRIDGES WERE STILL BACKING. SUDDEN STOP CAUSED THE #2 & #3 BRIDGE TO SLIDE TOWARD THE OPERATOR CATCHING HIS KNEE PAD UNDER THE MACHINE PINNING HIM AGAINST THE RIB. OPERATOR HIT PANIC BAR, BUT IT FAILED TO DISENGAGE. IMMEDIATE REPAIR TO PANIC AFTER AID
ROOF FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 12:00 AM ON 11-4 AND 9:00 PM 11-5. FOUND BY MINE FOREMAN DOING PRESHIFT FOR 11:00 PM MIDNIGHT SHIFT (SUN-MON) APPROX 6' HIGH 100' LONG IN BY INTERSECTION OF B-13 TO JUST INTO INTERSECTION 13-15 OF 5 RIGHTOFF OF 1 LEFT. FALL WAS POSTED AND DANGERED OFF.
FLOOR HEAVE OF #1 THRU #7 ENTRIES OF 3-LEFT ROOM OFF OF 1-LEFT SOUTHEAST SUBMAINS. FROM BREAK 1 TO BREAK 12, MOST CROSS CUTS REMAINED OPEN.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN HELPING TO TRY TO TIGHTEN UP THE CONVEYOR TAIL PIECE WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING TO HELP TENSION THE TAILPIECE BROKE, CAUSING A PORTION OF THE WRENCH TO FLY LOOSE AND STRI KING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE ITEMS OR TRAINING NOT A FACTOR.