AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED OVER THE WEEKEND OF 24-26 FELL FROM SPAD #126 IN INTERSECTION FELL ABOUT 4 FEET THICK 16 TO 20 FEET LONG 18 TO 20 FEET WIDE.
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Showing all 17AN UNINTENTIAL ROOF FALL FELL OVER THE WEEKEND OF 17 THORUGH 19 FELL AT SEVERAL STATION 127 ACROSS TO SEVEN STATION 128 FELL ABOUT 20 FEET WIDE 40 FEET LONG ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET THICK. AN ADDITI ONAL ROCK FELL AT SERBEA STATION #125 ABOUT 40 FEET LONG 20 FEET WIDE.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON PUMP WHEN HE HURT BACK.
INJ WORKING AROUND HIGHLIFT WHEN OPER OF IT PICKED UP INJ IN BUCKET WITH COAL.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF STARTING BELT BACK AFTER IT QUIT. HE OPNED DOOR ON BELT BOX & RESTED HAND ON BOTTOM OF BOX & REACHED ACROSS TO TURN SWITCH ON. SWITCH GROUNDED OUT BLOWING ONE OF CONT ROL FUSES INJURING EMPL.
MINOR ROCK FALL OCCURRED DURING NONOPERATING HOURSE ON BELTLINE.
INJURED WAS WALKINGOUT OF MINE OFFICE & SLIPPED & FELL & HURT BACK.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED OVER THE WEEKEND ON #1 BELT FALL WAS 1 BREAK FROM SURVEY STATION #27 MOVED FALL AND BUILT CRIGER ON BOTH SIDE OF BELT.
PULLINGH MINER CABLE AND PC OF ROCK FELL ON MINER CABLE CUT FINGERS
INJURED WAS WORKING ON WIRE INSULATOR AND IT BURST AND CUT HAND.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PIECE OF PREVIOUSLY HUNG DRILL STEEL WHEN HE APPARENTLY HIT THE WRONG CONTROL CAUSING THE ROOF DRILL HEAD TO RAISE INSTEQAD OF SPINNING.THEREFORE MASHI NG HIS LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WHEN ROCK BROKE OFF AND SLIPPED DOWN HILL AND FELL ON LEFT LEG OF INJURED.
ROOF FALL #4 ENTRY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. 20' X 20' X 24" THICK. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
MOVE PINNER WHI5E AUGER WAS ROTATING.
SCOOP #1 WAS SI7TING ON DUMP CHARGING SCOOP OPERATORS WHEN SCOOP #2 WAS COMING THROUG A FLY CURTAIN AND HIT SCOOP#1WHILE OPERATORS WAS WALKING UP BETWEEN SCOOP #1 AND RIBCATCHING HIM BETWEEN S SCOOP #1 AND RI6 AND HURTING HIS ANKLE.
THE MAN WAS LOA8ING A SHOT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK THE ROOF BOLTS WAS IN 3 1/2 FT OF FACE THE ROCK WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 THICK AND 3 FT LONG BY 2
THE MINE HAD BEEN IDLE & A HEAVY RAIN STORM LOOSENED THE ROCK OVER THE PORTAL OF THE #3 SUPPLY ENTRY.