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ROCK FALL WAS 18' WIDE X 15' LONG X15' HIGH. FALL WAS 90' OUTBY SURVEY STATION #27 MINING OF #3 SEAM BELOW & PRESENT OF WATER IN TOP. FALL WAS ORIGINALLY BOLTED WITH 6' RESIN BOLTS & 8' CONVEN TIAL BOLTS.
HE WAS DRILING ROOF BOLT HOLE. WAS GETTING READY TO ADD SECOND PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHEN FIRST PIECE FELL OUT OF HOLE HITTING HAND WHICH WAS ON DRILL POT STRIKING SECOND FINGER.
HAD ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET INBY SURVEY STATION #25. THIS WAS ABOUT 500 FEET OUTBY OF THE WORKING FACE. FALL WAS ABOUT 15' WIDE X 10' LONG X 9' HIGH. FALL WAS IN AN OLD ENTRY THAT WAS MINED IN 1923. WE CLEANED UP ORIGINAL FALL AND HA D BOLTED BACK WITH 6' ROSIN BOLTS.
HE WAS BEATING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF OF THE TAIL PIECE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE.
HE WAS DRILLING3A HOLE FOR THE ROOF BOLT. HE HAD THE HOLE ABOUT 1/2 WAY DRILLED WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 20" X 16" X 2" FELL FROM THE TOP & HIT HIM ONT HE RIGHT FOOT. IT HIT HIS FOOT JUST BEHI ND THE LITTLE T2 BREAKING ONE OF THE SMALL BONES IN HIS FOOT.
HORSE BACK & S5ICK SIDE FALL IN #3 HEADING 60' TO THE RIGHT OF SUPPLU STATION #609 IM #4 ENTRY.
TRACTOR OPERATO9 HOLDING 4' BAR BEING HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.HAD FOOT AGAINST BAR TRYING TO KEEP IT FROM BOUNCING BACK FROM PIN.THE MAN USING HAMMER MISSED END OF BAR AND HIT I.NAME FOOT ON FI RIGHT FOOT.BA9 BEING USED TO KNOCK PIN OUT OF OFF SIDE RIPPER TRUCK.
THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE ROOF WHICH TURNED LOOSE THE ROOF CREATING A FALL 14\ WIDE, 35\ LONG 8\ HIGH
THERE WERE 3 OR 4 KETTLE BOTTOM AND A FAULT OR SLIP IN THE AFFECTED AREA, PARTIALLY COVERED MINER, SIZE OF FALL IS 20\L X 68\W X 4\ H
HE WAS INSTALLING HIS LAST ROOF BOLT IN NO # HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF JACKS & FELL HITTING HIM IN THE BACK, BRUISING HIS BACK & CHEST
HE WAS HELPING ON THE ROOF BOLTER & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING AN EXTRA ROOF JACK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN 2 OF THE ROOF JACKS ALREADY SET. CATCHING HIM & THE ROOF BOLTER OPER ER OPERATOR. BRUISING HIS BACK & CHEST
HE WAS INSTALLING HIS LAST ROOF BOLT IN NO#6 HEADING A PC OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OUT AT LAST SUPPORT JACK & FELL HITTING HIM IN LOWER BACK
HE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST IN SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN 2 BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGAHT SIDE OF THE FACE.
ROOF FALL IN 6 ENTRY NO INJURY ROOF FALL NOT TO BE CLEANED UP SIZE OF FALL 20FTX20FTX3FT
ROCK FALL IN CROSS BREAK BETWEEN MO 3 & 4 HEADING AT SURVEY STATION 414 40FTX20FTX3FT FALL OCCURRED 360FT OUTBY FACE AREA ON THE RETURN SIDE