Carroll Hollow Mine Coal

Roof fall Break 49 crosscut between #3 and #4 entries of the North Submain above normal roof bolt anchorage. Did not affect ventilation, no equipment involved, no one injured.

Roof fall in #2 entry between Break #9 & #10, approx. 40' x 20' by 11' high. Does not affect ventilation, no one injured and no equipment involved. Found by employee during his preshift examination.

Employee was helping do a belt move on section; when he reached to pick up a stand for low style belt structure, throwing it into place he felt a pain in his lower back. Injury to lower back.

Roof fall above roof bolt anchorage, intersection of Crosscut 49, #4 entry, North Submain. Fall dimensions 20'LX 25'WX 5' H. No one injured, no equiptment involved

Roof fall at B-54 North submain between crosscut 3-4 blocking the entry leading to 7-Rt submain. Fall approximately 15-18' wide 30' long 6-8' in height above 6' bolt anchorage at that location, fall did not enter either intersection. Area developed approx. 12/01/06. No one injured, no equiptment involved

Roof Fall North Sub-Main B-22 intersection of #4 entry, approximately 75' long,18-20 wide, 5-7' height, above anchorage. None injured, fell on waterline and mine power feeder line. Did not affect ventilation, neutral entry.

Roof Fall very end of 10 Rt. submain at old face of #5 enrty @ B-27, inby return travelway. 20'X20' wide, approximately 4 feet high. Did not affect ventilation. No one injured and no equipment involved. Found by foreman during his shift at 3:40 a.m.

Right side bolter operator was attempting set an extra bolt along the right rib and the bolter drillhead would not reach to that location, the left side bolter operator attempted to move the bolting machine so it would reach and it jumped pinning the right leg (kneeling position) against the floor, severly bruising the top of his right leg muscle

Roof Fall North Submain Break#40 #5 enrty diagonal across intersection approximately 4 feet high, (just above bolt anchorage), 10 feet wide and 25 feet long. Did not affect ventilation. No one injured and no equiptment damage.

Roof fall above bolt anchorage, intersection of #4 entry B-53 North Submain. No persons involved. Area dangered off. Propsetter posts put in adjacent crosssuts and entryway to support brow area of fall and block access to fall area.

Roof fall above anchorage ,Main Belt Line Entry at intersection of #1 cross-cut, near portal entrance

A roof fall occured at Break 45 of the North Submains, starting at the left hand rib line of the #3 enteryand proceeded through the crosscut to the #2 entry and throught the intersection of the #2 entry and stopped at the stopping wall between the #1 and#2 entries approximately 6 feet in height.

Employee had just taken the scoop off of the underground scoop charger when a 2' x 2' x 4" piece of draw rock dropped from inbetween the bolt pattern and caught him in the front left shoulder area and chest. Area was scaled to correct any future problems.

To bend back into place a damaged cover/guard on the section conveyor tail piece with a pry bar, the bar slipped causing him to fall backwards. Upon landing on his back, he landed on a pair of vise grip pliers on his tool belt, which stayed in a vertical position upon impact, injuring his rib.

THE CREW WAS CLEANING UP A ROOF FALL, A 4" THICK SLAB OF ROCK 4' BY 3' SLID OFF OF THE ROOF FALL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG SEVERAL INCHES ABOVE HIS ANKLE. THE ROCK BROKE HIS ANKLE AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN.

FACE FALL OF #5 ENTRY B-12, 3-RIGHT PANEL OFF OF 1-RIGHT SUBMAIN. DUE TO GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ABANDONED CHANNEL DEPOSIT ABOVE THE COAL, THE FALL FELL ON THE FRONT OF THE MINING MACHINE AS IT OPENED UP THE INTERSECTION OF THE #5 ENTRY FROM 4-5 BREAK 12 (B-12) CROSSCUT. THE FALL PROCEEDED OUTBY OVER THE MINER FROM 5-4ENTRIES INTO A 2-WAY INTERSECTION IN #4.

Upon doing pre-shift for Sunday midnight shift, foreman found a rooffall which partially covered the inby end of the roof bolting machine in by B-15 of #3 entry of the L left panel of the L-left submains. Due to face conditions found during end of Friday night afternoon shift, equipment was pulled back from faces. Fall fell above 42" resin bolts.

Roof fall in face and intersection of #3 entry, break 2, 3-2 xcut to the left, 1-left mains development. Intersection and faces were ok at pre-shift inspection. No one on section during shift due to work needed outside. Upon returning to faces, fall found. Roof material found laying against back of bolter parked in 3-2 break 2 xcut to left.

BOLTER OPERATOR PULLED INTO THE CUT, SET HIS TRS AND PREPARED TO DRILL HIS FIRST BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK ABOUT 100 LBS. FELL FROM THE ROOF, CATCHING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE NECK AND SLIDING DOWN HIS ARM HITTING HIS HAND AGAINST THE BOLTER.