Accident type, without injuries
1 BREAK ABOVE 889 AND 1 BREAK LEFT HANDED, ROCK FELL ABOUT 50' LONG 11' THICK AND 20' WIDE IN AN ABANDONED AREA. WAS FOUND MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATION. A FEDERAL INSPECTOR WAS WITH ME.
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mackie J Coal Company Inc operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
1 BREAK ABOVE 889 AND 1 BREAK LEFT HANDED, ROCK FELL ABOUT 50' LONG 11' THICK AND 20' WIDE IN AN ABANDONED AREA. WAS FOUND MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATION. A FEDERAL INSPECTOR WAS WITH ME.
ROCK FELL 3 BREAKS OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS PILLARSECTION IN THE #3 ENTRY. IT LOOKED LIKE A SLIP. IT FELL 50' - 60' LONG, 20' WIDE, 3' THICK. IT WAS BOLTED WITH 3' BOLTS.
DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE #3 BOLT INSTALLED TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PLACE WHILE THE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS MARKING OFF THE PLACE TO INSTALL MORE BOLTS.