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April 4, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ashley Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN M3NE AREA OF SPAD #64 TO WITHIN 40' OF SPAD #203. FALL LOCATION IN INTERSECTION APPROX 70' IN LENGTH. FALL DID NOT INTERFERE WITH MINING.

June 11, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ashley Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONE BREAK INBY PAD 79 IN THE INTERSECTION APPROX. SOFTWIDE 20 FT IN LENGTH, AND APPROX 30 HIGH 42 CONVETIONAL BOLTS WERE INSTALLED ON 4X4 CENTERS AND TWO ROW OF TIMBERS W ERE SET THE CAUSE OF THE FAIL WAS A FAULT IN ROOF. WE WERE FOLLOWING THE APPROVED ROOF CONTROL PLAN.

October 14, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Ashley Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY BOUND UP AND HURT BACK

October 5, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ashley Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OF 48" THICH AND 20 FT. LONG OCCURRED IN THE NUMBER 2 RETURN AIR COURSE. THE FALL FELL AT THE ANCHORAGE POINT OF 48" CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS. THIS FALL IS 60 FT. OUTBY SURVEY STA TION #118. THIS AREA IS 486 FT. OUTBY THE SECTION LOADING POINT. JOE QUARTARO CMI ALSO AIDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION.

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