ROCK FALL INBY & TO THE RIGHT OF SPAD 938 THE ROOF FALL WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4FT 7 5GRADE SHUCK BOLT ALSO HEAD 5#SHUCK BOLTS 75 ROCK THE FALL FELL ABOVE ANCHER ZONE THE FALL WAS ABOUT 20FT WIDE 8FT HIGH & ABOUT 40FT LONG
No 5 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 28
- Years on record
- 1989–1995
- Latest incident
- Oct 1995
Reportable incidents
28 on file1995 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE STARTED THE SHIFT CLEANING BELT DRIVE & SHOVELING BELT. JIMMY PLASTER PASS THE MAN SHVOELING BELT. WHEN I WENT BY HIM I ASKED HIM HOW MUCH HE LIKED ON SHOVELING THE BELT HE SAID ABO UT TWO BREAKS. HE NEVER SAID ANYTING ABOUT INJURY. AFTER EMPLOYEE FINISH BELT HE THEN CAME TO THE SECTION AND GOT BACK ON NORMAL JOB. WHICH IS S/CAR OPR. THE EMPLOYEE HAUED 7 TO 8 S/CARS O
NO ACCIDENT WE TRIED TO ANCHORE & SUPPORT ROOF AFTER DETECTING IT WAS UNABLE TO SAVE IT SO WE LET IT FALL & THEN WE DANGERED IT AS SOON AS IT FELL IT FELL 50 INBY SPAD 941 ABOUT 50FT LONG 16W 9FT HIGH IN ARCH FELT ABOVE ANCHOR ZONE
EE WAS WORKING ON A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE STARTED TO LIFT A ROOF SUPPORT JACK BY HIMSELF & WHEN HE DONE THIS HE PULLED HIS BACK CAUSING A LOWER LUMBAR STRAIN
EE WAS SHOVELING ON THE NO.4 BELT LINE OF THE 004 SECTION. WHEN HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK MOVING A ROLLER AND SHOVELING ON THE NO.4 BELT HE TOLD ME THE DOC SAID HE HAD A LIGHT STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. DR GAV EHIM 3 DAYS THERAPY AND RETURN TO WORK ON 1-13-95.
1994 · 1 incident
EE WAS PLACING ROLLERS UP ON NO. 4 BELTLINE 13 BREAKS. WHEN HE PITCHED ROLLER TOWARD BELT AND IT HIT MOVING BELT AND KICKED ROLLER BACK STRIKING EE IN RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER RIBBS. EE RIBBS.
1993 · 3 incidents
FOREMAN WAS MAKING RETURN WHEN HE FOUND A ROCK FALL 5' THICK X 15' WIDE X 30' LONG AT INTERSECTION SPAD #9 ENTRY. NO ONE WAS NEAR ROCK FALL WHEN IT OCCURRED OUTBY THE FACE.
A ROCK WAS HUNG AT BELT DRIVE. HE WAS PULLING AT ROCK AND PULLED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN THE BELT ON A GOLF CART ON SPEED BUGGY. AT TEN BREAKS INSIDE, AT THE #6 HEADING, A ROCK FELL OUT ON HIM AND PUSHED HIM AGAINST THE CART.
1992 · 3 incidents
54736YEE WAS LIFTING BELT TO PUT STRCUTURE IN IT AND PULLED HIS BACK.
CHANGING RIPPER JACK STRAINED HIS ELBOW
LOADING PINNER WITH RF BOLTS TWISTED PULLED BACK
1991 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TWISTING PINNER AROUND WHEN IT CAUGHT THE FOOT UNDER THE DECK.
EE WAS RUNNING PINNER WHEN A ROUND PIECE OF METAL WHICH HOLDS INSERT IN PINNER HEAD BACKED OUT AND FLEW AND HIT HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP A ROOF BOLT, WHILE PUSHING AT THE SAME TIME HE STAINED THE STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE HAD INSTALLED SECOND ROOF BOLT. WHEN HE BACKED UP THE ROOF BOLTER, A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
1990 · 11 incidents
ROCK FALL BETWEEN 1 AND 2 HEADINGS 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD 50 14 BREAKS OUT OF FACE 40' L 20' W 4' T NO ONE IN MINE AT TIME
I.NAME FOUND ROCK FALL 30'INBY SPAD 122.NO ONE AROUND FALL WHEN IT OCCURRED.
UPON MAKING PRE-SHIFT MINE FOREMAN I NAME FOUND A ROCK FALL AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE #1 HEADING ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #188 THE SIZE OF ROCK FALLWAS 50FTLONGX20FTWIDEX4FTTHICK NO ONE WAS IN THE MINE AT THE TIME OF THE FALL
MINE IS PANELING OFF TO THE RIGHT.ROCK FELL ONE BREAK TO THE RIGHT AT SPAD #115.THE SIZE OF THE ROCK FALL WAS 20' WIDE X30' X5' THICK.NO ONE WAS INJURED.
MINE FOREMAN WAS MAKING PRESHIFT & FOUND ROCK FALL AT SPAD #131 IN INTERSECTION. SIZE OF ROCK FALL WAS 4' HIGH X 40' LONG X18' WIDE. NO NE WAS IN MINE WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
WALKING SLIPPED ON SOMETHING, GRABBED LEVERS TWISTED KNEE
WHEN MAKING PRE-SHIFT ON THE MORNING OF 07-2-90 MINE FOREMAN(NAME)FOUND A ROCK FALL WHICH HAD FALLEN THE NIGHT BEFORE.THE ROCK WAS APPROX 51' WIDE AND 25' LONG.THIS ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE 7TH A ND 8TH INTAKE ENTRIES,BETWEEN SPAD #127 AND SPAD 3128.NO ONE WITNESSED THIS ROCK FALL DUE TO NO ONE BEING IN THE MINES.
UPON INSPECTION INSPECTOR J.D. HARRISON AND MINE FOREMAN BILLY BANDY FOUND A ROCK FALL 31/2 FT THICK 15FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE IT WAS 170 FT OUT OF THE FALSE IT WAS 55 FT IN FRONT OF SPAD 132 IN THE 2 ENTRY NO ONE WITNESSED THIS FALL. APPRANTLY IT HAD FELL WHILE NONE WAS IN THE MINE.
HE WAS INSTALLING 1ST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A ROCK FROM THE OUTBY SUPPORT FELL FROM ROOF AND HIT HIM.
A LOOSE ROCK 3IN THICKX18IN WIDE X3FT LONG FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUCK ROOFBOLTER WHILE INSTALLING 5FT BOLT IN THE #1 ENTRY
THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR HAD TAKEN A CUT. THE OPERATOR THEN DROVE THE ROOF BOLTER TO CLOSE TO THE CUT. HE THEN DECIDED TO BACK THE ROOF BOLTER UP WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING ROCK.
1989 · 1 incident
EMPL WAS PUTTING UP THIRD ROW OF ROOF BOLTS WHEN ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND ROW OF BOLTS. ROCK FELL DIRECTLY ON HAND PUSHING HAND ONTO OPERATING LEVERS & CUTTING IT.