Miller Run #2 Mine Coal

THE MAN WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND PULLED A MUSLCE IN HIS BACK.

WHEN BOLTING A TURNOUT TOP COAL APP 4IN TO 1IN BY 3FT SQUARE FELL STRIKING VICTIM ON THE BACK OF NECK & HEAD & KNOCKING THE WIND OUT OF HIM

MINER MADE A CUT THROUGH FROM #2 ENTRY TO #1.ROOF STARTED TO WORK IN UNBOLTED AREA FINALLY CAVED IN.

THE MAN WAS USING A ROCK BAR TO LIFT A GATHERING ARM OFF A 265 LN MINER. THE ARM SLIPPED AND PUSHED DOWN ON THE BAR. THE POINT END OF BAR WENT INTO VICTIM'S HAND.

INTERSECTION FELL IN 1000' FROM FACE.

HE WAS TRYING TO LEVEL TAILPIECE USING ROCK BAR FOR LEVER & HEPULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

MAN WAS CHANGING BOTTOM ROLLER ON BELT LINE. WHEN HE PUT ROLLER ON HANGER PLATE FINGER GOT CAUGHTIN BETWEEN ROLLER & PLATE & IT CUT FINGER.

RF FALL 2 FT INSIDE PIT MOUTH 4 FT HIGH 14 FT W 10 FT LONG CAUSED BY FREEZING AND THAWING AT ROOF

THE ROOF IN THE AFFECTED AREA APPEARED TO BE GOOD. THERE WERE NO BREAKS IN THE ROOF.

GREASING OUTSIDE BELTS.IT WAS SNOWING HARD.SNOW 6" DEEP COVERING ICY SPOTS,HE STEPPED ON ICY SPOT AND FELL DOWN INJURING HIS BACK.

LG AMOUNT OF WATER COME IN OUT OF RF SIGNS OF CUTTER OF CLAY VEINS FACE JUST BEEN CUT RF STARTED TO BREAK UP AT FACE FELL IN FOR ABOUT 120 FT LONG 10 FT H.

THE MAN WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS THE DRILL STEEL BECAME LODGED IN THE ROOF. HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE DRILL HEAD AND OF THAT MOMENT THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE AND HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGE R.

TWO CLAY VEINS INTERSECTED AT INTERSECTION AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6'X8' BOLTS.

THE MAN WAS TRYING TO CLEAN MUD OF NOSE ROLLED WITH A 5' ROOF BOLT. THE BOLT GOT CAUGHT AND PULLED HIS HANDS INTO THE WIRE MESH GUARDING. HE HAD A BROKEN HAND AND A CUT ON THUMB OF RIGHT HAND.

MAN WAS HELPING MECHANIC PUT A CHAIN GUARD ON A BELT HEAD HE WAS KPRYING GUARD IN PLACE WITH A 5FT ROCK BAR THE BAR SNAPPED & HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN H IS BACK

GOLF CART FOR TRANSPORTATION BROKE DOWN OUTSIDE SHOP.MAN WAS PUSHING IT INTO SHOP BY HAND AND HE HURT LOWER BACK.CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-4-88 WENT TO DR AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE COUPLE OF WEERK KS OFF.

THERE WERE 4 OR 5 CLAY VEINS IN AREA THAT FELL. THIS MADE THE ROOF WEAK. THERE WAS STRAPS IN THE LAST 30 FOOT OF ENTRY.

INTERSECTION AT A PILLAR LINE IN BLEEDER SYSTEM COLLAPSED REASON UNKNOWN.

THE MAN WAS WORKING ON A SCOOP TRACTOR OUTSIDE OF THE SHOP. HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE MACHINE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK ABOUT 5" IN DIAMETER. THIS CAUSED HIS ANKLE TO TWIST & RESULTED IN A BAD SPAINED ANKLE.

THE ROOF IN #1 ROOM OF 4 LEFT WHICH IS A BLEEPER COLLAPSED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF DEFECTS IN ROOF.

THERE WAS A BAD CLAY VEIN THAT RAN THROUGH A CROSSCUT FROM #4 TO #5 AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6FT.COAL METAL BOLTS & 8FT&9FT COMBINATION BOLTS

THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS DRILING A HOLE. HE WAS ADDING AN EXTENSION TO THE DRILLL STEEL. HE WAS HOLDING THE STEELS TO GETHER WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS OPERATING MACHINE WITH RIGHT . WH EN HE RAISED THE HEAD THE BOLTER HEAD JERKED, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND ROOF.

CUTTER THAT WAS IN #4 ENTRY RAN THROUGH A CUT TO #3 ENTRY. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 & 6 FT. BOLTS & STRAPS. THERE WAS A COMBINATION OF SLATE & SAND ROCK THAT WAS DRILLED THROUGH ROCK WAS TWWI STED & SNARLY & WASN'T KNITTED TOGETHER VERY GOOD. NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.

ROOM HAD COUPLE OF CUTTERS RUNNING WITH ROOM.WHE HAD AREA STRAPPED & BOLTED FOR 50'.TOOK A 15' LIFT OUT AND ROOF STARTED TO WORK.WE MOVED OUT AND SET POST AND DANGERED OFF AREA ON 3-14?-88.NO DAMAGE

FALL OCCURRED 50' INBY STATION 107 OF SW MAINS AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE #2 RIGHT BELT DUMPS ON THE MAIN BELT. THE BELT HEAD & #2 BELT WHERE COVERED UP.

AN INTERSECTION3FELL IN. TE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS & WAS RE-BOLTED WITH 5' & 6' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WITH STRAPS. THE CAVE FELL ON HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE & STANCO PUMP MINE R CABLE FEEDER 7ABLE BOLTER CABLE & PUMP CABLES.

AN INTERSECTION3IN THE TRAVEL WAY FELL ABOUT 30 FT LONG AND 30 FT WIDE AND 8 FT HIGH HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WAS UNDER CAVE THERE WAS A CLAY VEIN THAT WAS STRAPPED AND BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS

AN INTERSECTION3AT FACE AREA FELL IN THE FALL IS ABOUT 20 FT LONG BY 16 FT WIDE AND 5 FT HIGH THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF ANY DEFECT IN THE ROOF

CLAY VEIN GOING3THROUGH X-CUT BEING MINED.AREA BOLTED WITH 5' BOLTS AND STRAPS.15 MIN AFTER X-CUT WAS CUT THROUGH AREA AROUND CALY VEIN FELL IN.CAVE AREA WAS 25'LONG X 18'WIDE X 8'HIGH.NO INJU RIES OR EQUIP D5MAGED.

MINERS KNEEIT O7CURS FROM CRAWLING IN THE MINE

ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY OF SW MAINS STARTING AT STATION 115 & RUNNING TO FACE ABOUT 175 \ LONG. REASON FOR FALL UNKNOWN. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED

MAN WAS CRAWLING AROUND A MACHINE & A SHARP PIECE OF SLATE BRUISED HIS KNEE CAP. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER HIS KNEE SWELLED UP. HE HAD TO GET HIS KNEE DRAINED

BROKE ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT A 3 IN PUMP WAS DAMAGED

WE HAD A CAVE IN SAME AREA ON 5-17-85. THE CAVE CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 70 FEET THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A TRAILING CABLE FOR CONTINOUOUS MINER DURING A MOVE WHEN HE PLANTED HIS FEET AND BEGAN TO PULL, HIS LEFT LEG SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WO RK UNTIL JUNE 10, 1985 WHEN TORN CARTILAGE WAS DIAGNOSED OPERATION FOLLOWED.

WE HAD A X-CUT TURNED TO THE LEFT & JUST STARTED TURNING TO T HE RT & THE ROOF IN T HE X-CUT TO THE LT STARTED TO WORK.IT WAS BOLTED. WE TRIED TO SET TIMBER TO HOLD THE ROOF BUT IT CAVED ANY HOW. THERE WAS NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO ANY EQUPIMENT.