Approx. 12 tons of material fell from the highwall onto the canopy at the No. 1 Portal. The material measured approx. 0""-2' in thickness, 12' wide x 8' long. The material was removed from the canopy and a replacement canopy was installed.
WHILE TRAVELING UP INTAKE AIR COURSE FOUND FALL AT BREAK 131 OUTBY SPAD 587.
THE EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF THE MINER DECK TO HANG THE LINE CURTAIN ACROSS THE ENTRY PRIOR TO TAKINGA CUT OUT OF THE NO. 3 HEADING ON THE 002-0 SECTION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CO NTINUED TO WORK THROUGH HIS REGULAR SHIFTS THRU 11/13/01 AND DUE TO INCREASING PAIN WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON THAT DATE. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTEDWORK DUTY BEGINNING 11/14/01.
THE SECTION HAD JUST BEEN MOVED AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE EMPLOYEE, A MAINTENANCE FOREMAN, HAD OPERATED THE SHUTTLE CAR IN THIS ENTRY. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING TO THE CONTINUOUS MIN ER, THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A LARGE POT-HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR & HE WAS BOUNCED IN THE DECK & LANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE SHUTTLE CAR DECK. 0N 10/9/01WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIATED DISC IN BAC
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING A CHECK OF THE SEALS IN THE AREA. THE FALL OCCURRED JUST INBY THE OLD INTAKE OVERCAST TO THE 1ST RIGHT SECTION(NO. 6 ENTRY) AND JUST INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 1 83. THE FALL IS APPROX. 50' LONG X 18' WIDE X 5'THICK AND IS APPROX. 6900' OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION AND 3200' INBY THE SURFACE. FALL IN HORSEBACK SHAPE OF LAMINATED SLATE & BOLTED W/ 36"" MEC
AS SCOOP WAS PASSING UNDER CABLE EMPLOYEE RAISE UP TO HANG CABLE AND WAS CAUGHT BY CABLE BENDING HIM BACKWARD AND DISLOCATING KNEE JOINT.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY (RETURN) AT SURVEY STATION NO. 597. THE FALL FELL FROM THE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION AND EXTENDED THRU THE XCUT OVER THE EDGE OF THE NO. 4 ENTRY. THE F ALL MEASURED APPROX. 12-14' WIDE X 70-80' LONG X 3-7' THICK AND FELL IN AN AREA SUPPORTED WITH 36"" MECHANICAL ROOF BOLTS. THE FALL OCCURRED APP. 7600' INBY THE ACTIVE SECTION (003-0)IN THE IN
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HE WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE DUMP, THE SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A CRUB BLOCK ON THE OFFSIDE OF THE OPERATOR. THE SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCED AND THE EMPLOYEE CAME D OWN ON EITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL OR THE SIDE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE CRIB BLOCK WAS LEFT BESICE THE ROADWAY WHEN THE HEAD OF THE MINER WAS CHANGED OUT.
EMPLOYEE PREPARED A ROOF BOLT TO PLACE IN A HOLE HE WAS DRILLING IN THE ROOF. DUE TO THE AREA BEING WET, THE EMPLOYEE PLACED THE ROOF BOLT ON THE FOOT OF THE ATRS TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE WATER. AS HE WAS DRILLING, THE BOLTER HEAD STOPPED UP AND HE LOWERED THE HEAD TO CLEAN OUT THE BLOCKAGE. AS HE LOWERED THE HEAD THE ROOF BOLT HE PLACED ON THE FOOT OF THE ATRS ROLLED TO AN AREA WH