ROOF FALL 3 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD #4653. APPROX. 20' LONG, 131/0' TO 5' THICK AND APPROX. 20' WIDE.
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Showing all 46ROOF FALL 3 BRKS,INBY SPAD 330. APP. 600 FT INSIDE PORTAL INTERSECTION FELL APP 0" TO 4 FT THICK BY APP. 30 FT LONG.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP TIMBER FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
#BRK OUTBY SPAD #333. ROOF FALL APP 30 FT LONG 5 TO 8 FT THICK APP 18 FT WIDE. SUFACE CRACK OR SLIP.
FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 1 BREAK INBY #5894 SPAD IN #5 ENTRY FALL. APPROX. 35 & 40 FT LONG 0" TO 8 FT THICK.
TOP WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS THEY WERE ENADAQUATE WE ARE BOLTING WITH 5 FT RESIN BOLTS FALL IS LOCATED 70 FT INSIDE INTERSECTION 20' BY 20' 4'H
PUTTING PIECE OF TIMBER UNDER CAT PAT ON MINE WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL PINNING FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND WOOD.RESULTED IN BUST RING FINGER LEFT HAND.
INTERSECTION FELL IN TO ABOUT 30 INCH ABOUT 6 X CUTS OUTBY SECTION VERTICAL CRACK AND WATER WERE PRESENT.
TOP BOLTED WITH 3' CONV BOLTS WHICH PROVIDED INADEQUATE LENGTH AND ANCHORAGE.NOW BOLTING W/4' RESIN BOLTS.LOCATION-500'INBY PORTAL #3 ENTRY-BELTLINE-14'W X 20'L X 3'H.
TOP WAS BOLTED WITH 3 FT CONVENTIOANL BOLTS WHICH WERE INADEQUATE NEW BOLTING WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS FALL OCATION 1300' OUTBY WORKING FACE 900' INBY FAN.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER,WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY PULLED MACHINE UP ON HIS LEG,CAUSING INJURY.
ROOF BOLT AND PLATE HANGING DOWN FROM TOP- WHERE ROCK HAD FALLEN AWAY FROM PLATE, CUT AND ABRASION UNDER RIGHT EYE.
USE OF 3' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WERE NOT ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE TOP IN THAT THE TOP WAS LAMINATED WITH THIN COAL SEAMS BOVE ANCHORAGE OF 3' BOLTS.
USE OF 3' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WERE NOT ADEQUATE IN THAT THE TOP WAS LAMINATED WITH THIN COAL SEAMS.
VICTIM WA> PULLING MINER CABEL IN A NORMAL MANNER A ND PULLED A MUSCLE OR HURT BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF SHUTTLE CAR REEL BY HAND AND INJURED BACK
USE OF CONVENTION BOLTS / ALSO SPOTTED W/ RESIN BOLTS.
REMOVING TIRE OFF SCOOP WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO STRIKE CRIB THAT SCOOP WAS BLOCKED WITH.
ROOF IN THIS AREA WAS FAULTY WHEN MINED. FALL OCCURRED OUTBY DURING IDLE TIME FALL WHEN MINED AT STARTED WITH 3 INCH CONVENTIONAL REBOLTED WITH 4 FOOT RESIN.
FALL WAS IN RETURN AIR COURSE IN AREA MINED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO ABANDONED PILLAR LINE ABOUT 450 FT INBY HAD THROWN WEIGHT BACK TO THIS AREA CAUSING RIB SLOUGHEDGE BOTTOM HOOVE AND EVENTUALLY TH E FALL
AREA OF FALL WA8 ADJACENT TO A AREA THAT WAS MINED ON 50 FT X 50 FT CENTERS WITH NO 2ND MINING FALL AREA WEIGHTED UP SOM E
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING BELT HEAD OUTSIDE WHEN HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
WAS GOING ACROS8 BELT CONVEYOR TAIL & HIT RT KNEE ON CORNER OF TAIL. CAUSING SWELLING TO KNEE.
FALL OCCURRED I3 AREA WHERE WATER FROM BORE HOE HAD ESCAPED THRU AND SOFTENED TOP TO WHERE BOLTS WOULD NOT HOLD
FALL AT SPAD 1309 IN RETURN AIR COURSE APPROXIMATELY 300' FROM OUTSIDE.FELL UP TO BOLT ANCHORAGE AREA MINED 5 YEARS AGO. NO DAMAGE.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED PRIOR TO 3:00 PM 6-12-87 AT INTERSECTION 1 X-CUT OUTBY SPAD #39 APPROX 800' FROM WORKING FACES. 36" CONVENTIONAL BOLTS USED IN THIS AREA WHICH WERE NOT ADEQUATE NO DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR EQUIP3
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED PRIOR TO 3PM 6/12/87 AT INTERSECTION AT SPAD #21 APPROX. 1000 FT. OUTBY WORKING FACES. FALL APPROX. 3 FT THICK. 36" CONVENTIONAL BOLTS USED IN THIS AREA WHICH WERE INADEQUAT E. NO DAMAGE TO3PEOPLE OR EQUIPMENT.
FALL OCCURRED I3 AREA WHERE BOLTS LOST TORQUE. TOP CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA IS OF LOSTO SCALE
AREA THAT FELL 4AS BOLTED WITH 3' CONV BOLTS.BOLTS LOST ANCHORAGE CAUSING THE FALL.FALL OCCURRED 250' FROM OUTSIDE.
WAS LIFTING A B2X OF BITS.THE POSITION THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WAS IN A POSITION THAT CAUSED HIM TO INJURE HIS BACK.
FALL OCCURRED I3 AREA OF BAD ROOF CONDITIONS.THE 3FT.CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WASN'T ANCHORING IN FIRM TOP FALL OCCURRED 800'FT OUTBY FACE AREA.
FALL OCCURRED I3 AREA OF BAD ROOF CONDITIONS FALL WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3FT CONVENTIONAL 3FT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WASNT ARCHORING IN SO T O SUPPORT TOP FALL OCCURRED 500FT TO 600FT OUTBY FACE AREA FALL 40FT LONG 30FT WIDE 3FT THICK #2 ENTRY
WALKING BESIDE 7ONTINOUS MINER WHNE CORNER OF RIB BROKE OFF ROLLED AGAINST LEG AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN
I.NAME PICKED U1 A ROCK & DROPPED IT ON CONVEYOR BELT. ROK BOUNCED OFF BELT ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT.
OPERATOR TRAMMI3G ROOF BOLTER THRU FLY PADS AND BUMPED I.NAME WITH ATRS.
UNLOADING 4 X 83X 16 FT HEADERS FROM SCOOP.
SLIP IN ROOF CAUSED INTERSECTION IN #5 MAIN HEADING AT SPAD #4651 THIS IS APPROX 3000 FT OUTBY WORKING FACE AND HAD BEEN STANDING FOR 2 YEARS
I.NAME CUT INTO ENERGIZED SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN BREAKER ON ALTERNATE CAR HAD BEEN MISTAKENLY LOED AND TAGGED OUT
STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL WHILE TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER AND FOOT SLIPPED UNDER WHEEL
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBIG ACROSS BELTLINE & BUMPED KNEE ON STRUCTURE BELT NOT RUNNING
SCOOP TRAMMED OVER OBJECT IN ROADWAY THROWING OPERATOR INTO CANOPY INJURING HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE DROPPED A PIECE ON INDEX FINGER RIGHT HAND LACERATING.
I NAME WAS WALKING TO THE OUTSIDE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJURE RT KNEE AND RT HIP
CUTTER CABLE IMPROPERLY HUNG ON CABLE BOARDS WHEN REEL WAS ENGAGED JERKING CABLE OFF HANGERS AND STRIKING HALSEY ON LEFT SIDE.
WALKING IN INTERSECTION BETWEEN #1 AND #2 PILLAR WHEN SMALL PIECE OF SHALE FROM ROOF STRUCK ON RIGHT LEG.
KETTLEBOTTOM FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EMPL ON HEAD,CAUSING NECK STRAIN.