MSHA record for No 11 Mine (mine ID 1512474). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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INJURED WAS WORKING WITH H. FLETCHER, THEY WERE SETTING A TIMBER AND MCCOY BENT OVER TO PICK UP AN AX AND FLETCHER MOVED THE TIMBER LETTING IT SCRAPE ACROSS THE ROOF, (SHALE) AND IT KNOCKED DO WN A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK (2"X8"X12") THAT FELL AND HIT MCCOY IN THE BEND OF THE BACK.
EMP WAS OPERATING A BUGGY AND DROVE OVER A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROADWAY, CAUSING DRIVER OF JOY SHUTTLE CAR TO BOUNCE UP INTO THE CANOPY WHICH CAUSED A CUT TO HIS RIGHT EAR
WAS DOING 2ND MINING IN THIS AREA. HAD SPLIT THE BLOCK OF COAL PUILLAR ON PREVIOUS SHIFT, TIMBERS WERE SET BUT JUST AFTER BEGINING WORK IN THIS CUT THAT MORNING- ONLY 2 BUGGIES LOADED- & WEI GHT SET DOWN ON TIMBERS, MEN WERE REMOVED AT ONCE & AT THIS TIME THE ROOF SET DOWN ON THE C/M. SIZE IS ABLE 6\ HIGH X 15\ BACK ON THE MINING MACHINE, DAMAGING THE HEAD LIGHTS & WEDGING THE MI
A SHALE ROOF FALL OCCURRED INBY THE 001 SECTION, IN THE INTERSECTION OF SPAD NUMBERS #175 AND #179. THE FALL MEASURED 5 FT. HIGH X 20 FT. WIDE X 55 FT. LONG, ARCHED OUT TO 10 FT-15FT WIDE AT THE TOP. THE ORIGINAL BOLTS INSTALLED WERE 5 FT. RESIN, THE HIGHEST PAART OF THE FALL WAS 2" TTO 10" RIDER SEAM (THIN COAL STRATA WITHIN THE MINE ROOF). LONGER BOLTS AND TIMBERS ARE BEING IN
MR. DUNCAN WAS WATCHING AS MR. ALLEN-REPAIRMAN- WAS WORKING ON T HE COAL CUTTING MACHINE. MR. ALLEN HIT THE WEDGE WITH A HAMMER & THE CHISEL DISLODGED & FLEW UPWARD STRIKING MR. DUNCAN NEXT TO HIS RIGHT EYE.