No 1Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP CHAIN TO LIFT ROOF BOLTS UP WITH THE ENDLOADER, THE OPERATOR WAS GOING TO BACK THE LOADER UP, WHEN THE LOADER WENT FORWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG.

AT SPAD #1486 ROCK FALL IN #6 ENTRY ON MAINS EXTENDED INBY FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX 80' - 20' WIDE AND 5' THICK. AREA HAD ALREADY BEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF PRIOR TO FALL. APPROX 650' OUTBY WORKING SECTION - SECTION IS ON RETREAT MINING.

THE SECTION FOREMAN WAS HELPING MOVE THE CONT. MINER TO ANOTHER WORKING PLACE WHILE WATCHING THE MINER CABLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.

ROOF BOLTER OPER. WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE ROOF-HE PUSHED IT UP ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY THE BOLT BENT. HE SET THE MACHINE OVER TO PUT UP ANOTHER BOLT HE PUSHED THE LEVER THE WRONG WAY-TH E HEAD CAME OVER ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

APPROX 20' IN BY SPAD 1334 IN #5 ENTRY ON MAINS, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED, THE FALL LOOKS TO BE APPROX 0-5' THICK IN BY RANGES UP TO 5' THICK FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX 230' IN LENGTH.

APPROX. 15' INBY SPAD #1359 IN #4 ENTRY ON MAINS(BELT) A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PRESHIFT. FALL MEASURED ~20' WIDE; STARTS OUT ~3'ONONE END & ~5' THICK ON THE OTHER FOR A DISTANCE OF ~170' IN LENGTH. ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN RODS.

CONT. MINR OPERATOR WAS CUTTING THE #4 RIGHT CROSS CUT THEN HE HAD HIS BACK TURNED TOWARD THE RIB. WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED FROM THE RIB STRIKING HIM IN HIS LOWER BACK.

DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL ON THE INTAKE IN #3 ENTRY APPROX 400' UNDERGROUND FROM THE SURFACE AT SPAD #15. THE FALL WAS IN AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF FOR APPROX 2 MONTHS OR LONGER. THE FALL IS APPROX 12'W, 5'H, 15'L. THIS ENTRY WAS NOT BEING USED AS A TRAVELWAY.

EE SAW THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE ROOF BOLTER HAD DROPPED OUT-WHEN HE WENT TO RESET IT-IT WENT PHASE TO PHASE AND BURNT HIS FINGERS.