THIS ROOF FALL WAS NOT ON THE WORK SECTION VENLILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO THE FALL BEING LOCATED AT THE 22ND BREAK ON THE 3RD LEFT ENTRY BELTLINE WEIGHT DISTRUBUTION AFTER THE AREA WAS MI NED AND PROBABLE CAUSE OF FALL.
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Showing all 11EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PULL FEEDER CABLE.
THE AREA OF THIS FALL HAD SEVERAL HILL SEAMS RUNNING PARRELL WITH THE #1 ENTRY. THE ADVIRSE CONDITION SO FTHIS AREA HAD BEEN OBSERVED BEFORE THE FALL OCCURRED AND TIMBERS AND THE NECESSARY ST EPS TAKEN TO PREVENT EMPLOYEE FROM ENTERING THE AREA HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE THE AREA FELL. THE FALL OCCURRED DURING ON OFF SHIFT. THIS AREA IS 20' INW IDTH 25' LENGTH & 6'TO7' IN HEIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE TIRE FROM A 482 SCOOP WHEN THE TIRE FELL OFF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT ANKLE.
RF FALL 2ND L 5 ENTRY 65' L 4TO 5' THICK
ROCK FELL OVER WEEKEND 6 X-CUTS OUTBY FACE OF #1 ENTRY 80'LONG X 6'HIGH.
INJURY PERSOPN WAS HAULING ROOF BOLT ON BATTERY TRAIN. TRAIN RAN OFF END OF TRACK CAUSING BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS (500) TO SHIFT PINNING RIGHT FOOT AGAINST SIDE OF SUPPLY CAR. BRAKING RIGHT FOOT .
NONE OVER WEEKEND. ROOF FALL 2 CROSSCUTS INBY MINE PORTAL IN THE #2 ENTRY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING ON KNEES. OPERATION MINER, WHEN TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
COAL MACHINE WAS CUTTING COAL IN #5 ENTRY AND CUT IN TO ABANDONED MINE INUNDATION MINE WITH WATER NO RECORDS OF THIS MINE WERE KNOWN NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURENCE
PERSON WAS TRAMMING COAL MACHINE GOT LEFT ANKLE CAUGHT BETWEEN COAL RIB AND FRAME OF MACHINE BREAKING LEFT ANKLE