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10 ROOF FALLS HAVE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF THE MINE IN THE 001 SECTION AND OUTBY AREAS. THESE FALLS OCCURRED WHILE THE MINE WAS IN AN IDLE STATUS DUE TO CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. THE TIM ES OF OCCURRANCE IS NOT KNOWN. THE FALLS RANGED FROM APPROX. 5 TO 8 HIGH 20 WIDE 20 TO 50 FT IN LENGTH. THESE FALLS OCCURRED FROM THE 3-18-88 UNTIL 7-11-88.
HE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM FLAT CAR. HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO TIMBERS & FRACTURED IT & TORE THE NAIL OFF.
A PILLAR FALL O7CURRED WHILE EXTRACTING THE #4 PLLAR BETWEEN THE #4 AND 5 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 45' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 25' THICK AND ENTRAPPED THE 12CM CONTINOUS MINER.
DRAW ROCK HAD FALLEN ON THE CONTINOUS MINER AND HE WAS PULLING IT OFF WITH A PULL ROPE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS R T FOOT BREAKING TWO TOES
HE WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN TANK INTO A SCOOP BUCKET AND PAIN DEVELOPED IN HIS BACK
HE WAS UNLOADIN1 A COMPRESSED NITROGEN TANK OFF A FLAT CAR, AND PAIN DEVELOPED IN HIS LOWER BACK.
A 3 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 25TH CROSSCUT BETWEEN NUMBER FOUR AND FIVE ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 40' LONG 20' WIDE AND 5' THICK, IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO TO SLICKED SIDE8 STRATA ABOVE SHALE ROOF.
A ROOF BOLT STR5P CAME UNDER THE DECK AND CUT HIS LOWER LIP. THE CUT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.
HE WAS HELPING 3NSTALL TIMBERS DURING PILLAR RECOVERY, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.
THE MINE IS IN 5 NON-PRODUCING STATUS WITH NO EMPLOYEES WORKING, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN OCCASSIONAL FIRE BOSS EXAMINATION. DURING ONE OF THESE EXAMINATIONS A FALL WAS DISCOVER ONE BREAK OUTB Y #3 BELTDRIVE 3N THE BELT ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 10' LONG, 18' WIDE AND 4' THICK.
HE WAS INSTALLI3G TIMBERS DURING POILLAR WORK AND PAIN DEVELOPED IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ROOF FALL MEASU9ING 25FTX20FTX4FT OCCURRED 2 CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD #174 IN NO5 ENTRY OF 001 SECT.A COAL SEAM(RIDER) WAS JUST ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF BOLTS EXACT TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF THIS FALL CANNOT BE DETERMINED S3NCE THIS MINE WAS IDLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS & IT HAPPENED WHERE MEN WERE NOT REQUIRED TO WORK OR TRAVEL
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED AT CROSSCUT NO 5L ENTRY NO INJURY INVOLVED FALLMEASURED 30X20X5 CAVITY SHOWS FOSSILS AT TOP OF THE FALL AND IS BVELIEVED TO BE CAUSE OF THE FALL
HE WAS OUTSIDE 7HE MINE LOADING BOLTING SUPPLIES ON A FLAT CAR,HE TWISTED AND A SHARP PAIN CAME TO HIS LOWER BACK.
ROOF ROCK CHANG9D FROM SLATE TO SANDSTONE. CHANGES COULD BE NOTED BY CHANGING GRADES OR DIPS IN THE AREA OF FALL
HE WAS MOVING R2CK OFF A CABLE PAIN DEVELOPED IN RT LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11 09 87 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN
ROOF FALL X-CUT3#89 ENTRY #5.FALL 50'LONG X 35'WIDE X 4'HIGH.FALL DAMAGED MECHANICS SLED WELDING MACHINE AND 100' OF H.V.CABLE.
ROOF FALL 34' X320' X 4'.FOSSILS IN ROOF STRATUM 4'HIGH OR TOP OF ROOF BOLTS.LOACATION-#2 ENTRY AT #94 X-CUT.DAMAGE TO 100'MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE.BLOCKED SC HAULWAY.
HE WAS PULLING 4INER CABLE IN AN AEA WITH MUDDY BOTTOM HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD & PAIN DEVELOPED IN HIS LOWER BACK
ROOF FALL AT X-7UT #30 BETWEEN ENTRIES #3 AND #4.FALL MEASURED 55' X 20' X 8'HIGH IN CENTER.SEVERAL LAYERS OF FOSSILS IN ROOF STRATA AT 2',4' & 6'HIGH THOUGHT TO BE CAUSE OF FALL.FALL STOPPED AT CRIBS AND 8'6OLTS IN #3 ENTRY AND TIMBERS AND 8' BOLTS ON #4 ENTRY BELT.
A ROOF FALL IN 3O.7 ENTRY AT #78 CROSSCUT MEASURING 20'X30'X6'-8' HIGH. FELL DESPITE BOLTING WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS AND 9-8' COMBINATION BOLTS AND 4 CRIBS. THIS FALL BLOCKED ROADWAY FOR WEEKLY EX AMINATION. CAUS9: LOW COVER AND WATER ENTERING ROOF CAUSED DETERIATION.
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN A 3 WAY INTERSECTION AT 86 CROSSCUT IN THE 7 ENTRY. THE HEADING AND CROSSCUT WERE UNBOLTED AND HAD BEEN MINED ABOUT TWO HOURS. THE FALL MEASURED 40FTX20FTX8. CAUSE LOW COVER AND WATE9 POURING OFF MUD SEAMS IN ROOF STRATA.
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN ENTRY NO. 6 AT CROSSCUT NO. 83 THIS FALL MEASURED 30X20X8. THIS INTERSECTION HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS ON DYDCLE AND 8 FT COMBINATION BOLTS HAD BEEN INSTALL AS SUPPLIMENTA5 SUPPORTS WITHING 24 HURS. AFTER DEVELOPMENT. WATER IN THE ROOF AND LOW COVER ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN ENTRY NO. 6 AT CROSSCUT NO. 79 THIS FALL MEASURED 60 X 20 X 4 NO INJURIES. CAUSE FAULTS AT THE TOP OF THE ANCHORAGE.
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED THAT WAS APPROX. 3X5X40 IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO TWO HILLSEAMS RUNNING PARALLEL THAT WERE NEAR THE OUTCROP. IT WAS LOCATED TWO CROSSCUT INBY SPAD 226 IN THE 6 ENTRY.
HE WAS CLIMBING3DOWN THE STEPS AT THE REFUSE LOADING BIN AND TRIPPED OVER A BAR NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS AND FELL INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
HE BENT OVER TO3PICK UP THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE TO HANG THME, A SHARP PAIN CAME TO HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS HANGING 4INER CABLE & PAIN DEVELOPED IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9-11-87 AT W HICH TIME TIME HE SAW A DOCTOR.
HE WAS CHANGING3THE ENGINE OIL IN A CAT TRUCK. HE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE TRUCK AND SLIPPED CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT HIP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9-22-87 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS UNABLE TO WOR K. 3
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN THE 3 ENTRY OF THE 25TH BREAK, IT WAS APPRO. 6X20X40FT AND WAS ATTRIBUTED TO LOW COVER AND WATER COMING THROUGH THE TOP.
WHILE MOVING TH9 MINER ACROSS THE SECTION HE WAS HANGING THE CABLE FOR A SHUTTLE CAR ROADWAY. HE
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN #1 ENTRY 1 X-CUT INBY SPAD #419. THE FALL MEASURED 30' X 16' X 4' & WAS ATTRIBUTED TO LOW COVER & SLICKENSIDED ROOF STRATA.
A ROOF FALL MEA8URING 20'X20'X8' FELL ION THE BELT ENTRY AT CROSSCUT NO.14.THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' TENSION REBAR BOLTS IN THE INTERSECTION TO SUPPLEMENT THE 4' RESIN BOLTS INSTALLED W HEN FIRST MINED1CAUSE:SLICKENSIDES AND HORSEBACK IN ROOF STRATA.
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN #15 CROSSCUT ORIGINATING IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE NO.2 ENTRY.THE FALL EXTENDED THROUGH THE CROSSCUT AND CAUGHT THE POWER CENTER.THE FALL MEASURED 70'X20'X8'.ATTRIBUTE D TO SLICKENSID9S AND HORSEBACK IN ROOF STRATA.
HE WAS INSTGALL3NG ROOF BOLTS & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & HIT HIS RT.MIDDLE FINGER HE SUFFERED A FX.TO HIS RT.MIDDLE FINGER & HAD TO HAVE HIS FINGER NAIL REMOVED
WHILE LOADING A3UNIT TRAIN SOME HOT COALS FELL THROUGH THE NO 2 GATE OF THE LEFT T UNNEL ONTO 48IN CONVEYOR BELT LEFT & RT.TUNNELS ARE NOT USED & THEREFORE METAL IN THE GATES HAD RUSTGED WH ICH ALLOWED AN 2PENING THRU WHICH HOT COALS FELL A FIRE R ESULTED WHEN WHEN THE HOT MATERIAL WAS ALLOWED TO LAY ON THE BELT FOR SEVERAL HOURS
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED ON CROSSCUT INBY SPAD #371 IN THE #2 ENTRY.THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 70'X20'X5' AND WAS ATTRIBUTED TO ALAYER OF FOSSILIZED MATERIAL.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN X-CUT #30 BETWEEN ENTRIES #2 & #3 THE ROOF WAS NOT UNDER LOW COVER WHICH CAUSED THE FALL. THE FALL MEASURED 40'X20'X5' HIGH.
A FALL MEASURIN1 18' WIDE X20'L ONG X6' HIGH OCCURRED AT FACE OF ENTRY LT. OFF NO.1 ENTRY AT X-CUT #20. A HIGH SEAM CAUSED THIS FALL.BAD TOP FORCED US TO STOP MINING THIS ENTRY TOWARD THE OUT8IDE.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED AT X-CUT #27 IN ENTRY #1 THE FALL MEASURED 20' X 20' X 5'. LOW COVER & WATER%@%*%* ENTERING THE ROOF STRATA CASUED THE FALL.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED AT X-CUT #26 SPAD #303. THE FALL MEASURED 5' HIGH 20' WIDE 40' LONG. LOW COVER & WATER IN ROOF STRATA CAUSED THE FALL ENTRY #1.
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN NO.2 ENTRY AND EXTENDED THROUGH 2 CROSS CUTRS (NO.S 20-21) STARTING I CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD NO.289.FALL MEASURES 90X20X5' HIGH.LOW COVER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FALL.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED AT X-CUT #22 IN THE #1 ENTRY ONE X-CUT INBY SPAD #297. THE FALL MEASURED 20'X20'X8' HIGH. LOW COVER WAS THE CAUSE OF T HE FALL.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED AT X-CUT 31 IN THE #1 ENTRY 1 X-CUT INBY SPAD #306 FALL MEASURED 20' X 20' X 5'.
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN THE 28TH BREAK ACROSS THE #2 AND #3 ENTRY.THE FALL AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS AND 8' TENSION BOLTS IN THE INTERSECTIONS.THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 140HX20 'X9' AND WAS AT7RIBUTED TO LOW COVER AND FOSSILIZED ROOF.
HE WAS UNLOADIN1 TIMBERS OFF A FLAT CAR AND PAIN DEVELOPED IN HIS UPPER BACK.
HE WAS TRIMMING3THE BELT AT A SPLICE WITH A KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS RT.RING FINGER & REQUIRED 4 STITCHES
HE WAS CUTTING 7HE METAL STRAPS OFF OF A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS SO HE COULD LOAD THEM ON A SUPPLY CAR. THE STRAP FLEW UP FROM THE TENSION AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND. A CUT WAS RECE IVED THAT REQUI9ED SEVEN STITCHES.
A ROOF FALL IN 7HE #7 ENTRY, IN THE INTERSECTION TWO CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD #357. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 70'X20'X5' IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO BEING IN AN AREA OF LOW COVER NEAR THE SURFACE.
HE WAS SHOVELI3G WET COAL AND MUCK FROM UNDER A BELTDRIVE A SHARP PAIN DEVELOPED IN HIS LOWER BACK AND BOTH LEGS