Mountain Spring Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2009

The roof fell in the 2 Left Submains at break #25 in the #4 Entry. The fall is 20 ft. wide by 100 ft. long to the left and right of the intersection.

Roof fall occured in a crosscut of a clay vein fault area intersections where cable bolted. The fall occured in a worked out section of the mine where no work is being done.

A roof fall occurred in the No. 1 Return Entry, North East Mains. The fall is 20' x 30' x 8' high at the highest point.

A roof fall occurred at #14 cross-cut, roadway entry of the South Mains. The intersection fell 42 inches high, 20 feet wide and 20 feet long.

A 15' x 12' x 4' thick roof fall occurred at 15 crosscut between roadway and return in the south mains.

EE was riding mantrip out of the mine, he observed a piece of slate falling from roof. When moved to dodge the falling rock, his leg went out of mantrip and hit the bottom, breaking his leg.

Injury was feeling for a bolt location on the continuous miner, cut his finger on a broken bolt.