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Wile roof bolting face area, a loose rock fell between rib and 1st installed roof bolt. Rock was 3' long X 2' wide X 1' thick. Rock hit canopy and operator moved into path of rock. Struck by rock in back of head and ankle.
Employee was tramming a feeder at x-cut 25 between beltline & haulage. Loose rock fell out & fell on the employee pinning his shoulder & left leg.
ROOF FALL 2 MAIN WEST INTAKE 21 XCUT #6 ENTRY. 20' LONG, 18' WIDE, AND 6' HIGH.
A roof fall occurred in the main west return. The fall was 50' long, 18' wide and 7' high. The fall was between xc 18 and 19 xc and not in the intersections.
A Roof Fall occured at 91 to 92 xcut in main west headings. Fall measured 140' long. 18' wide & 8' thick.
A Roof Fall occured at Xcut 8 intake (primary) unit #2 60' long, 20 wide, 8' thick.
A roof fall occured at XC 12 # 6 entry in intake on # 2 unit. Measured 20' long 20' wide & 6.5' thick.
Roof fall at 6' high, 20' wide, 100' long on unit #1 4-way intersection in rooms outby the section in return.
A rock fell off a corner in #3 entry outby face. Employee had moved out of the way of a shuttle car going to miner when a rock came out of the top. Hit him on the shoulder, arm & right foot.
A roof fall occured in main west travelway at 87 x-cut intersection. 20' in length, 18' wide & 10' high.
A roof fall occured in 2nd main north room #5 off #1 entry outby face entries 20' length, 18' wide, 7' high.
A roof fall occured in the 2nd main north entry 4 #7 x-cut belt line 20 ft long, 18 ft wide and 8 ft thick
A roof fall occurred in the 2nd main north entry # 6, # 6 x-cut. It was 20 ft long, 18 ft wide and 7 ft thick.
A roof fall occurred in the 2nd main north entries at #12 xc, #1 to #2 entry. The fall measured 20 feet long, 17 feet wide and 8 feet thick.
A roof fall occurred in the main west entries at #83 crosscut in the #9 entry. The roof fall measured 30' long, 18' wide and 15' thick.
a roof fall occurred in the main west entries, # sentry #86 xc. The fall measured 20'long, 18'w and 10' thick.
Miner operator had backed continuous miner out to intersection to get a rock off miner. After rock had been removed, continuous miner was trammed into face to load a shuttle car. After shuttle car came in & got loaded, s/c operator started tramming toward feeder & as he got to rock in intersection, he hit it with car, flipping it into operator's cab. Size of rock 5'x 4'x 8"