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April 13, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Commerce Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A LENTHILY SECT3ON OF ROOF WHICH WAS CHAROCTERIZED BY SMOOTH UNLOMINOTEOL SEPEROTIONS (HORSEBACK) WAS ENCOUNTERED AND COULD NOT BE DETECTED BY DRILLING OF TEST HOLES, HOWEVER SUPPLEMENTARY SUP PORTS HAD BEEN 3NSTALLED IT THE AREA. THE FALL DID NOT RESULT IN DAMAGE OR INJURY.

February 12, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bright Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A SECTION OF RO2F COLLASPED DUE TO A PARALLEL HILLSEAM WHICH WAS ENCOUNTERED IN THE #8 ENTRY OF THE 001-0 MMV THE FALL DID NOT RESULT IN DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT

January 15, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bright Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OP WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO TRAM BOLTER OVER A RISE IN MINE FLOOR WHEN BOLTER LUNGED CATCHING OP BETWEEN THE BOLTER & THE COAL RIB THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE OP STATED THAT THE PANIC BAR WAS FOULDER B Y A BLOCK OF CO5L. ALL INFORMATION WAS FURNISHED BY I.NAME MINE FOREMAN & I.NAME INJURED PERSON.

December 12, 1985 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bright Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

AREA WAS BEING 1REPARED FOR BLASTING IN OESWE RO CREATE A CAVITY IN THE MINE ROOF FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELOCATING THE SECTION LOADING POINT WHEN A PIECE OF SLICK ENSIDED ROOF MATERIAL FELL STR STRIKING EMPLOY9E ON LEFT THIGH

March 27, 1985 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lake Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OF ROOF ROCK OCCURRED DURING A TIME WHEN THE MINE WAS IDLE THEFALL WAS CONTINIONS OF A FALL WHICH HAD OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1984, THE ADDITIONAL ROCK PARTIALLY BLOCKED THE RETURN DIR COURSE.

September 4, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Joseph Brothers Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HIGHWALL WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF FAILURE OF SOME OF PRESPLIT HOLES WHICH WERE VISIBLE IN CAVITY AFTER ROOF FALL HAD BEEN PARTIALLY REMOVED AND CONDITION WAS COMPLICATED BY TWO EXISTING HILL SEAMS WHICH WERE NOT DETECTED DURING DEVELOPMENT

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