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ROOF BOLTER HELPER ON OFF SIDE OF BOLTER EMPTING DUST BOXES BOLTER OPERATOR STARTED BOLTER AN STARTED TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER HELPERS FOOT WAS UNDER WHEEL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE ONE OF THE UNDERGROUND SHUTTLE CARS. WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING MOVED THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT LEG AND ANKLE. BREAKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
IN #3 HEADING A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL CATCHING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK.
FALL OCCURRED B9CAUSE THERE WERE 2 MUD SEAMS THAT INTERSECTED IN INTERSECTION.AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF AND NO MINING IS BEING DONE IN THIS AREA NOW.
A ROOF FALL 16'3100'X5' IN THE BELT ENTRY OCCURRED SOME TIME BETWEEN 5-23-87 AND 5-25-87. THIS AREA HAS HAD A HISTORY OF BAD ROOF. THE ROOF WAS RE BOLTED AND CRIBS WERE BUILT TO SUPPORT THE TO P INBY AND OUTB2 FOR 70 FT.
RESIN GLUE USED3TO BOLT THE ROOFIN THIS MINE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SET PROPERLY IN THAT IT WAS LEFT OUTSIDE OVER NIGHT AN EXPOSED TO LOW TEMPERTURE,THEN WAS INSIDE THE MINE AND WAS USED IMMEDIATE LY NOT ALLOWING3RESIN TO WARM TO MINE TEMPERATURE.
THE AREA TO BE 4INED WAS PROJECTED TO CLOSE TO A HOLLOW THE AREA WAS WET AND FRAGILE TOP WAS ENCOUNTERED IN THIS AREA THE HEADING WAS DROPPED AND WILL BE PICKED UP LATER WHEN BETTER CONDITIO NS ARE ENCOUNTE9ED
MUD SEAM ABOVE 9OOF BOLT WAS ENCOUTERED IN OFFSET FAN ENTRY.AREA CRIBBED OFF AND A FENCE WAS ERECTED TO KEEP WORKERS OUT OF AREA.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED BECAUSE OF SMALL RIDER SEAM OF COAL ABOVE A COAL BED.
ROOF IN AREA IS FRAGILE & HAS BEEN STANDING FOR LONG TIME.
SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM TOP STRIKING VICTIMS HAND AND FINGER.
HILL SEAMS AND COAL PARTING 6 FT ABOVE COAL SEAM.
A ROOF FALL 40X20X6 OCCURRED ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #8 ON THE RETURN AIRWAY AREA WAS CRIBBED FALL WAS CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF WATER AND T HE AREA APPEARED TO BE A LARGE HORSEBACK
WEAK ROOF CONDITIONS IN AREA
WEAK ROOF CONDITIONS IN THE AREA
A THIN RIDER SEAM OF COAL OR PARTING BETWEEN THE IMMEDIATE ROOF AND THE MAIN ROOF
THIN SEAM OF COAL WAS FOUND ON TOP OF ROOF FALL PROBABLY CAUSING THE MAIN ROLL NOT TO BOND
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST INTO SCOOP BUCKET TO TAKE UNDERGROUND.