All MSHA-reportable accidents at Dana Mining Company Inc operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 1 RT (5 BELT) #10 BETWEEN 90 - 92 BL. A 200' BLOCK. THE FALL WAS APPROX 6' HIGH, 16' WIDE, 20' LONG. FELL IN MIDDLE OF 200' BLOCK ALONG JULIP RIDGE. AREA BOLTER WITH 6' RESIN 4' RESIN & 6' & 9' INSTALL II BOLTS & LITTLE JOHN JACKS SET AS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. 25 BLOCK OUTBY SECTION & APPROX 325' COVER SHALE LAMINATE TOP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 1 RT, #7 (8 BELT) 81-85 BL. FALL IS APPROX 6' HIGH. BOLTED WITH 4',6' RESIN, SUPPLEMENTED WITH 6' & 9' INSTALL II BOLTS & AT 84-85 LITTLE JOHN JACKS WERE SET. TOP GREY SHALE WITH LAMINATION. 350' OF COVER FALL IS 30 BLOCKS OUTBY SECTION. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 1 RT SET (9 BLT) 5 & 6 INTERSECTIONS #7. FALL APPROX 6'HIGH X 35'LONG X 16' - 17' WIDE. AREA BOLTED WITH 6' RESIN & 6' INSTALL II BOLTS. TOP WAS SHALE WITH LAMINATED SAND STONE.
ROOF FELL IN A 3-WAY INTERSECTION APPROX 6' HIGH. TOP WAS GREY LAMINATED SHADE, WITH WATER VISIBLE AFTER FALL, APPROACHES ARE 16' WIDE. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN AND FEW 6' RESIN BOLTS COVER OF APPROX 325'
ROOF FALL APPROX 8 - 9' HIGH IN 4 WAY INTERSECTION. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6 - 9' INSTALL II BOLTS AND 4 - 6' RESIN BOLTS. TOP WAS LAMINATED GREY SHADE, APPROACHES ARE 15 - 16' WIDE
ROOF FALL APPROX. 8-9'HIGH IN A 3WAY INTERSECTION. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' & 9'INSTALL II BOLTS ALSO WITH 4' & 6' RESIN BOLTS. APPROACHES ARE 15' & 16'WIDE. TOP WAS LAMENATED GREY SHALE.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 1 RT SECTION #7 HDG. 60 BL. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4', 6' RESIN, PEIR BUILT IN XCUT. FALL APPROX 6' HIGH, 18'-20' IN LENGTH. COVER OF APPROX 300'. AREA DEVELOPED APPROX 6-29-04. FALL WAS IN 4 WAY INTER. XCUT WIDTH & HDG WIDTH 16'-17' WIDE. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 87 BL. #5 INTER 1 RT. SECT. COVER 300'-350'. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN & 9' COMBO BOLTS. AREA FELL IN BETWEEN COMBO BOLTS, APPROX 4'-6' HIGH, 20'-25' IN LENGTH. AREA WAS PIERED INBY. DEVELOPED APPROX. 9-20-04. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL IS 6 BLOCKS OUTBY SECT.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 67 & 68 BREAKS, #9 OF 1 RIGHT SECTION. AREA IS 23 BLOCKS OUTBY FACE. AREA MINED JULY 2004. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' & 6' RESIN AND JACKS SET INBY AND OUTBY END OF AREA. FALL APPROX. 40' - 45' IN LENGTH, 4' - 6' IN HEIGHT. GRAY SHALE TOP.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 1 RIGHT RETURN #2 HEADING, 69-71 BLOCK. AREA MINED IN JUNE. THE FALL IS 19 BLOCKS OUTBY THE SECTION. THE TOP IS GRAY LAMINATED SHALE. THE FALL IS APPROX. 120' LONG & 4' TO 6' HIGH. BOLTED MOSTLY WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #10 RETURN, 7 BLOCKS OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 4' - 5 1/2' IN HEIGHT AND 20' - 25' IN LENGTH IN BETWEEN BLOCKS 80+81. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A roof occured in #1 hdg of 1 rt. set. 73-75 bk. The area was bolted with 4' resin bolts. Fall was approx. 5 to 6 high 16ft wide. the immediate top was gray sholae. this area is 8 blicks outby section and was develped approx. 8-5-04 this is 9 return entry, we have 2 return hygs in this area. fall will not be cleaned up.
WHILE CLEARING LOOSE ROCK OFF OF MINER, EE DROPPED ROCK AND CUT FINGER.
WHILE BOLTING IN #3 HEADING OF 1 RD, A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S BOLTER CANOPY AND THEN FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.
WHILE TRAMMING BOLTER THROUGH XCUT, EE HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON BUMPER OF BOLTER. WHEN HE TRAMMED THE BOLTER, HE MASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN RIB & BOLTER BUMPER.