No 1 Coal

AT SPAD #1486 ROCK FALL IN #6 ENTRY ON MAINS EXTENDED INBY FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX 80' - 20' WIDE AND 5' THICK. AREA HAD ALREADY BEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF PRIOR TO FALL. APPROX 650' OUTBY WORKING SECTION - SECTION IS ON RETREAT MINING.

THE SECTION FOREMAN WAS HELPING MOVE THE CONT. MINER TO ANOTHER WORKING PLACE WHILE WATCHING THE MINER CABLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.

ROOF BOLTER OPER. WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE ROOF-HE PUSHED IT UP ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY THE BOLT BENT. HE SET THE MACHINE OVER TO PUT UP ANOTHER BOLT HE PUSHED THE LEVER THE WRONG WAY-TH E HEAD CAME OVER ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

APPROX 20' IN BY SPAD 1334 IN #5 ENTRY ON MAINS, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED, THE FALL LOOKS TO BE APPROX 0-5' THICK IN BY RANGES UP TO 5' THICK FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX 230' IN LENGTH.

APPROX. 15' INBY SPAD #1359 IN #4 ENTRY ON MAINS(BELT) A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PRESHIFT. FALL MEASURED ~20' WIDE; STARTS OUT ~3'ONONE END & ~5' THICK ON THE OTHER FOR A DISTANCE OF ~170' IN LENGTH. ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN RODS.

CONT. MINR OPERATOR WAS CUTTING THE #4 RIGHT CROSS CUT THEN HE HAD HIS BACK TURNED TOWARD THE RIB. WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED FROM THE RIB STRIKING HIM IN HIS LOWER BACK.

DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL ON THE INTAKE IN #3 ENTRY APPROX 400' UNDERGROUND FROM THE SURFACE AT SPAD #15. THE FALL WAS IN AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF FOR APPROX 2 MONTHS OR LONGER. THE FALL IS APPROX 12'W, 5'H, 15'L. THIS ENTRY WAS NOT BEING USED AS A TRAVELWAY.

EE SAW THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE ROOF BOLTER HAD DROPPED OUT-WHEN HE WENT TO RESET IT-IT WENT PHASE TO PHASE AND BURNT HIS FINGERS.

MINE FORMAN & STATE INSP FOUND THE ROOF FALL WHILE TRAVELING THE RETURN AIRCOURSE THE FALL IS LOCATED APPROX 8 BREAKS FROM THE SURFACE IN THE #1ENTRY IN THE OLD WORKS. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 17'W, 18'L & 5' HIGH. THE SAFETY OF MINERS IS NOT AFFECTED THE TRAVELWAY IS NOT AFFECTED. THE REURN AIRCOURSE IS NOT AFFECTED.

ROOF BOLTER OPER WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CANOPY ON DOUBLE HEAD EIMCO ROOF BOLTER A SHUTTLE CAR WAS PASSING BY THE OPEN CROSSCUT & HOOKED THE ROOF BOLTING CABLE PULLING IT AGAINST THE BOLTER OPERATOR

ELECT REPAIRMAN WAS KNEELED ON HIS KNEES TAPING A CABLE SPLICE WITH IS BACK TOWARD THE RIB A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE RIB STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG

THE MINER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING THE #12 CUT (END CUT) DURING RETREAT MINING. THE PILLAR FALL FALL ACROSS THE SECTION RIDING OUT THE TIMBERS AND COAL STUMPS COVERING THE MINER AND SHUTT LE CAR.

A RIB ROLLED MEASURING 7 1/2' L X 26" W X 13" THICK IN #3 LEFT BREAK STRIKING EE AND MINER HELPER.

A RIB ROLL MEASURING 47 1/2' L X 26" W X 13" THICK IN #3 LEFT BREAK STRIKING EE AND MINER HELPER.

EE WAS UNLOADING ROCKDUST FROM THE BELT HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS STOMACH.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS WALKING THRU CHECK CURTAIN ON #2 BELT WHEN HE FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

ROCK FALLS ON ABANDON SECTION FROM THE FACE OF #4 HDG OUT BY APPROX 60'-#3 HEDG. APPROX 90' INBY SPAD #-812 UNDETERMINED THE SIZE OF FALL. #2 HDG INBY SPAD #811 FOR APPROX 50'LX. DISCOVRED A PPROX 6AM 12-15-97.

EE WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF HYD. OIL TO THE MINER. HE SAID HE WALKED INTO A BELT HANGER.

EE WAS TRIPPED BY THE ROOF BOLTER CABLE WHEN THE OPERATOR TURNED ON THE CABLE REEL. EE HAD A CLAWHAMMER IN HIS BELT WHEN HE FELL DOWN THE HAMMER BRUISED HIS RIBS.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE SURFACE BELT DRIVE CONVEYOR CHAIN WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE CHAIN GUARD THE WELD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP OVER THE PAN.

THE MINER HAD FINISHED THE #16 CUT DURING RETREAT MINING. THE MINER WAS BACKING OUT. THE PILLAR FALL FELL ACROSS THE SECTION OVERRIDING THE BREAKERS AND COAL STUMPS AND COVERED THE MINER.

SECTION FOREARM WAS WATCHING MEN CUT COAL AND PILLARS. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

COVER FELL FROM SHUTTLE CAR STRIKING LEFT FOOT AND BREAKING BIG TOE.

EMP WAS OPERATING THE OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR, HAULING COAL. THE CANOPY STRUCK A ROOF BOLT IN THE ROOF AND BROKE OFF OF THE MACHINE SLIDING OVER THE OPERATOR.

EMPLOYEE HIT RIB WITH SHUTTLE CAR, BROKE CANOPY OFF, THE CANOPY ROLLED OVER EMPLOYEE, SQUEZZING THE EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BROKE CAT PAD ON THE CONT MINER HE TOLD THE MINER OPER TO TRAM THE CATS AROUND WHEN THE CATS STARTED TO MOVE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS RT HAND ON THE PAD SQUEEZING HIS RING FIN GER BETWEEN THE PAD & FRAME OF THE MINER

IN PROCESS OF CLEANING & REBOLTING OLD WORKS. FOUND ROOF FALL IN # 2 HDG 8 BREAKS. FROM SURFACE. ROOF FALL STARTS IN #2 ENTRY AND GOES APPROX 5 BREAKS TO THE RIGHT FALL LOOKS TO BE 20' WIDE APPROX 8 FT HIGH.

IN PROCESS OF CLEANING AND REBOLTING OLD WORKS FOUND ROOF FALL DURING REHABILATION WORK, LOCATED IN 3 HEADING 2 BREAKS FROM SURFACE ROOF FALL IS 20 FT WIDE APPROX. 5-6 HIGH EXTENDS THRU BREAK TOWARD OLD WORKS. BOLTED IN FALL AREA AND INSTALLED CRIBS.