TOP WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS THEY WERE ENADAQUATE WE ARE BOLTING WITH 5 FT RESIN BOLTS FALL IS LOCATED 70 FT INSIDE INTERSECTION 20' BY 20' 4'H
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 1987–1989
- Latest incident
- Sep 1989
Reportable incidents
21 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 10 incidents
TOP BOLTED WITH 3' CONV BOLTS WHICH PROVIDED INADEQUATE LENGTH AND ANCHORAGE.NOW BOLTING W/4' RESIN BOLTS.LOCATION-500'INBY PORTAL #3 ENTRY-BELTLINE-14'W X 20'L X 3'H.
TOP WAS BOLTED WITH 3 FT CONVENTIOANL BOLTS WHICH WERE INADEQUATE NEW BOLTING WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS FALL OCATION 1300' OUTBY WORKING FACE 900' INBY FAN.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER,WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY PULLED MACHINE UP ON HIS LEG,CAUSING INJURY.
ROOF BOLT AND PLATE HANGING DOWN FROM TOP- WHERE ROCK HAD FALLEN AWAY FROM PLATE, CUT AND ABRASION UNDER RIGHT EYE.
USE OF 3' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WERE NOT ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE TOP IN THAT THE TOP WAS LAMINATED WITH THIN COAL SEAMS BOVE ANCHORAGE OF 3' BOLTS.
USE OF 3' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WERE NOT ADEQUATE IN THAT THE TOP WAS LAMINATED WITH THIN COAL SEAMS.
VICTIM WA> PULLING MINER CABEL IN A NORMAL MANNER A ND PULLED A MUSCLE OR HURT BACK
USE OF CONVENTION BOLTS / ALSO SPOTTED W/ RESIN BOLTS.
REMOVING TIRE OFF SCOOP WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO STRIKE CRIB THAT SCOOP WAS BLOCKED WITH.
ROOF IN THIS AREA WAS FAULTY WHEN MINED. FALL OCCURRED OUTBY DURING IDLE TIME FALL WHEN MINED AT STARTED WITH 3 INCH CONVENTIONAL REBOLTED WITH 4 FOOT RESIN.
1987 · 10 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING BELT HEAD OUTSIDE WHEN HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
WAS GOING ACROS8 BELT CONVEYOR TAIL & HIT RT KNEE ON CORNER OF TAIL. CAUSING SWELLING TO KNEE.
FALL OCCURRED I3 AREA WHERE WATER FROM BORE HOE HAD ESCAPED THRU AND SOFTENED TOP TO WHERE BOLTS WOULD NOT HOLD
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED PRIOR TO 3:00 PM 6-12-87 AT INTERSECTION 1 X-CUT OUTBY SPAD #39 APPROX 800' FROM WORKING FACES. 36" CONVENTIONAL BOLTS USED IN THIS AREA WHICH WERE NOT ADEQUATE NO DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR EQUIP3
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED PRIOR TO 3PM 6/12/87 AT INTERSECTION AT SPAD #21 APPROX. 1000 FT. OUTBY WORKING FACES. FALL APPROX. 3 FT THICK. 36" CONVENTIONAL BOLTS USED IN THIS AREA WHICH WERE INADEQUAT E. NO DAMAGE TO3PEOPLE OR EQUIPMENT.
FALL OCCURRED I3 AREA WHERE BOLTS LOST TORQUE. TOP CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA IS OF LOSTO SCALE
AREA THAT FELL 4AS BOLTED WITH 3' CONV BOLTS.BOLTS LOST ANCHORAGE CAUSING THE FALL.FALL OCCURRED 250' FROM OUTSIDE.
WAS LIFTING A B2X OF BITS.THE POSITION THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WAS IN A POSITION THAT CAUSED HIM TO INJURE HIS BACK.
FALL OCCURRED I3 AREA OF BAD ROOF CONDITIONS.THE 3FT.CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WASN'T ANCHORING IN FIRM TOP FALL OCCURRED 800'FT OUTBY FACE AREA.
FALL OCCURRED I3 AREA OF BAD ROOF CONDITIONS FALL WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3FT CONVENTIONAL 3FT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WASNT ARCHORING IN SO T O SUPPORT TOP FALL OCCURRED 500FT TO 600FT OUTBY FACE AREA FALL 40FT LONG 30FT WIDE 3FT THICK #2 ENTRY