Comanche No 9 Coal

APPROX 4100' OUTBY FACE AREA IN INTAKE AIR COURSE (#2 HEADING ADJACENT TO SURVEY STATION #143) EE FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' IN LENGTH, 20 IN WIDTH AND 5' IN HEIGHT. THIS F ALL OCCURED IN INTERSECTION BETWEEN #2 HEADING AND #3 HEADING. FALL WAS DANGERED OFF FROM ALL POINTS OF ENTRY (NOT CLEANED UP). ROOF FALL REPORTED TO MSHA AT 7:05AM.

APPROXIMATELY 200' OUTBY FACE IN MAIN RETURN (#6 HEADING), EE FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROCK FALL MEASURING 30'LX20'WX6-7'H. ROOF FALL DANGERED OFF FROM ALL POINTS OF ENTRY (DID NOT CLEAN UP).

WHILE PRESHIFTING MINE AFTER POWER HAD BEEN OFF EE ENCOUNTERED FOUND A ROOF FALL ON THE SECTION BELT LINE 1400 FT OUTBY FACE AREA OF SPAD SURVEY STATION 227 IN THE INTERSECTION ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS SPAD. THE FALL MEASURED 20'LONG X 20' WIDE 3' THICK TO 5' THICK THIS FALL WAS ON THE BELT. REPORTED TO MSHA AND DMME ON 7-5-95. CLEAN UP RESUPPORTED WITH CRIS. THE AREA WAS

WHILE COMPLETING FIREBOSS HE FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL (SLIP) IN NO 1 HEADING THAT HAD BEEN DROPPED (THREE BREAKS OUTBY FACE). THIS AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP . REPORTED ON 5-15-95 TO RICHLANDS SUB-DISTRICT OFFICE OF MSHA.

WHILE REPAIRING TRAMMING CHAIN ON ROOF BOLTER [300 GALIS] USING A HAMMER & CHISEL TO DISCONNECT A LINK OF THE CHAIN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL BROKE STRIKING INJURED ON LOWER JAW LACERATING & REQUI RED TWO SUTURES.

WHILE SETTING TURN ROADWAY TIMBERS A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 18INX36IN FELL FROM LAST BOLT TO THE RIB STRIKING EE ON RT LEG BREAKING TIBIA

WHILE BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL (MEASURING 4FTX18IN STRIKING EE ON BACK THE ROCK MEASURED 4FTX18FT RANGED FROM 2IN TO 18 IN THICK

MOVING ROCK OFF FEEDER ANOTHER ROCK [4' X 5'] MOVED CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROCK & ANOTHER ROCK. BREAKING RING FINGER & INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

EE WAS INJURED IN THE FINAL CUT-THROUGH IN THE NO. 5 RIGHT XCUT BY A PIECE OF ROCK. HE WAS MAKING A CHALK MARK ON THE ROOF. HE WAS 42" INBY TH4 LAST ROOF BOLT AND 48" FROM THE LEFT RIB. THE RO OF BOLTER WAS PARKED WITH THE ATRSNO EXTENDED. THE ATRS WAS TWO FEET OUTBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS.

WHILE BEATING ROCK AT FEEDER A PIECE OF ROCK WAS TURNED OVER AND WAS HIT WITH HAMMER ON MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.

VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STARTING THE PUMP MOTOR ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO RAISE THE HEAD. WHEN THE PUMP MOTOR STARTED THE CONTINUOUS MINER MOVED AND CAUGHT THE VICTIM BETWEEN THE DECK AN D RIB.

THERE WAS A ROCK FALL IN THE OLD MAINS SECTION OF THE MINES.THE ROCK FALL WAS 70 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE AND 8FT DEEP.IN THIS SECTION THE ROOF WAS PINNED WITH 4 FT RESIN ROOF BOLTS.THIS SECTION HAD NOT BEEN WORKED IN 2 YEARS.

55061S REACHING ACROSS THE ROOF DRILL TO GET A ROOF BOLT & POSSIBLY HIS SHIRT GOT CAUGHT ON THE LEVER FOR THE ATBS & IT DROPPED ON HIS ARM

39635D 5 GAL. OIL CAN FROM A RAISED POSITION AND LOWERED IT TO THE GROUND WITHOUT MOVING FEET.TWISTED AND STRAINED A MUSCLE.

INJURED WAS CHECKING A MOTOR AND THE SWITCH BOX EXPLODED.AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION HE RECEIVED ELECTRICAL BURNS TO THE FACE,NECK AND HANDS.

EMPL WAS WORKING ON WATER PUMP WHEN IT FELL DOWN & CUT GASH IN ARM.

EMPL PINNING TOP WHEN ROCK FELL DOWN BY CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER INJURED EMPL BACK.

EMPL PIN MAN HAD LEFT FOOT RUN OVER BY PUSH OUT CAR. EMPL CONTINUED TO WROK UNTIL END OF SHIFT. AFTER RETURNING TO HOME HE DECIDED TO SEE EMERGENCY ROOM DR AT HUMANAN HOSP IN RICHLANDS VA. THE RE IS NO LOST TIME WITH ACCIDENT AS EMPL REPORTED FOR WORK FOLLWOIGN MORNING ON 4/25/89.

HELPING UNLOAD 7IMBER

PULLED MUSCLE I3 BACK WHILE LIFTING CABLE.

HURT BACK 3

BEATING ON SCOO1 WITH HAMMER

CHANGED REAR EN8 IN TRUCK AND FELL ON RIGHT ARM.TRUCK DRIVER SELF EMPL.

BEATING ROCK WI7H HAMMER