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Horizontal stretch was the report we have from msha geologist on prior fall. The fall is in line with a prior fall in the same entry, I think the top had the same characteristics, as the prior fall, with guttering, support used at the time of mining.
Horizontal stretch, was the report we have from msha geologist on prior fall. the fall is in line with a prior fall in the same cross cut, running the same direction. I think the top had the same characteristics, as the prior fall. Where the roof support may have not been sufficient during the time the area was mined.
Miner was walking beside a trailer, a fine piece of medal was sticking out from side of trailer, medal was a ling splinter type of scraped material, still attached to trailer. It was stuck in finger where they had to cut the material from the trailer to free the finger.
He was cutting apart props in pit when a prop slid down and struck little finger between two props on right hand causing a cut and split the nail. Was sent to hospital where they cleaned and stitched the finger.
My determination is the cribs that were constructed were on loose bottoms and or frozen bottoms that a scoop could not get to as per the original prevention support plan. The pressure from the fall continued in-by xc9-10 entry 6 on the 1 MW causing the cribs to fail due to sinking and shrinking of the wooden cribs. The cribs in the fall area were not constructed properly.
A fall was discovered during a pre-shift exam on the morning of 08/09/2015 by the examiner, it was called in as soon as possible. The cause horizontal stretch in the area. That was determined at a later date.
Removing center spray from miner head when the blocked dropped, smashing his right little finger. causing a cut to finger approx. 1.5"