Ridge Deep MineCoal

Roof caved in old set of rooms adjacent to #1 Mains at X-Cut 31. Crew evacuated from mine. Additional caves and section heave occurred. Total extent of cave is unknown.

Employee was working regular occupation when pre-existing back pain made him unable to continue working.

Employee was drilling rib with hydraulic hand drill in X 3 to 4, rib left loose and struck him on right hand/little finger causing laceration.

Employee was moving shuttle car snub from #2 Entry to #4 Entry. He stepped into a hole on runway and sprained left knee.

Roof Fall above the bolt anchorage #8 Entry of 2 Rt 2 xcuts inby the intersection of 1 Rt #8 Entry the area is in the return and did not impead ventilation.

#14 Room Roof Fall with active area return 5 X cut above both average 6' 3/4 tension bolts in this area, area is cribbed and fenced off. No men or equipment included. Didn't impede ventilaton or operation of mine.

ROOF FALL #3 ENTRY, #1 MAINS, STA. # U296, INTERSECTION. FELL IN ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE. THERE WERE 5' RESIN BOLTS IN THE AREA AND ALSO ADDITIONAL CENTER TIMBER. NO PEOPLE OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.

EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, WHEN TRAMMING AROUND CORNER XCUT 4-5 TO BE LOADED, HE MADE A WIDE TURN TO MISS C.M. CABLE AND RAN SHUTTLE CAR INTO OFFSET IN RIB, CAUSING MACHINE TO COME TO AN AB RUPT STOP. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS ON STEERING WHEEL & WAS CAUGHT IN IT WHEN HE WAS THROWN FORWARD, CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS RT. HAND.

EE WAS TAKING SHOWER ON CEMENT FLOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED & FRACTURED HIS LEFT ANKLE

OPERATOR WAS TWISTING HIS BODY TO EXIT FROM THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT LUMBAR.

WORKER WAS REACHING OVER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MINE FLOOR CRUSHING HIS FOOT.

OPERATOR WAS STANDING IN WATER WITH HOLES IN HIS BOOTS, WHEN HE PICKED UP A CABLE WHILE MAKING CONTACT WITH HIS SHUTTLE CAR THAT HAD A FAULTY GROUND IN A VULCANIZED SPLICE. HE RECEIVED AN ELEC TRICAL SHOCK. HE WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. HE WAS RELEASED AND SENT BACK TO WORK, MISSING ONE DAY.

THE OPERATOR SETS FULLY UPRIGHT IN THIS COMPARTMENT. THE SEAT IN WHICH HE WAS RIDING ON BECAME DISENGAGED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO HIS HAND, FRACTURING A BONE.

WE MINE 8 FT. OF COAL. THE MAN WAS HANGING A RUN THRU CHECK WHICH REQUIRES REACHING THE ROOF. HE CLIMBED ON THE END OF A SHUTTLE CAR AND SLIPPED BETWEEN THE SUPPORT ARM & FRAME, TWISTING HIS LEG.