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SETTLEMENT OF F2OTING OF LINER PLATE FUNNEL CAUSED COLLAPSE OF LINER PLATE CAVE STARTS 210 INBY INTAKE PORTAL EXTENDING 80 PRIMARY SUPPORT MULTIPLATE TUNNEL LINER.

POWER SERVICE W5S LOST AT MINE, DUE TO EXCESSIVELY HEAVY SNOWFALL. 2 POWER POLES ON THE SOUTHERN COLORADO POWER CO SERVICE LINE WERE SNAPPED OFF. POWER WAS NOT RESTORED UNTIL LATE MON. 11/10/8 6 AT WHICH TIME3THE FAN WAS RES TARTED. AFTER FAN HAD BEEN RESTARTED AND OPERATING FOR APPROX 60 CONINUOUS HOURS, THE MINE WAS INSPECTED AND 2 FALLS OF ROOF WERE LOCATED AND RECORDED. THE FA

DURING A PILLAR3NG OPERATION IN #7 WEST ON UNDER GROUND POWER FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED THE OPERTOR OF THE CONT MINER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE MINER OUT OF THE AREA AND BACK BEHIND THE PILLAR LINE BEFORE POWER C2ULD BE RESTORED THE AREA STARTED WORKING THE OPERATOR LEFT THE MINER AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER THE TOP FELL ON THE 265 CONT MINER TRAPPING IT

THE FAL 3 L OCCURRED DURING THE WEEKEND OF 12-14-85 AND WHILE THE MINE WAS IDLE.NO BODY WAS ON SITE DURING THE WEEKEND.THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON FORMANS PRESHIFT MONDAY3MORNING 12-16-85AT 7:50A.M. FALLWAS APPROX.5'HIGH 14' WIDE X WIDE 95' LONG.

ROOF FALL ABOVE3ANCHOR POINT ON BELTLINE IN ABANDONED AREA OF MINE FALL IS APPROX 4X12X45 NO INJURIES