A FALL OF ROOF OCURRED ON SUPPLY ROAD THAT WAS 26 FEET X 24 FEET X 1/ FEET HIGH THE APPAENT CAUSE WAS A SLIP.
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Showing 50 of 237ROOF FALL OCCURREDON N.W.B. SUPPLY ROAD INBY NEWB HEADER THAT WAS 20'X24'X12' HIGH. PROBABLY CAUSE WAS SLIPS. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN & TIMBERED ON 5'X16' CENTERS.
ROOF FALL 80'X24'X10' THICK FELL 210 OUTBY FGACE #6 ENTRY. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN 4 DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS AS SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT CAUSE OF FALL WAS WATER & SLIP.
A ROOF FALL THAT WAS 12'X60'X10' OCCURRED ON THE #3 UNIT 70' OUTBY THE FACE OF #1 ENTRY.THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN BOLTS.THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WATER.
ROOF FALL 22'X18'X10' THICK OCCURRED ON #3 UNIT OUTBY FACE OF #2 ENTRY. ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN. APPARENT CAUSE OF FALL WAS WATER.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ARCHES IN HIGH PLACE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND RESTING ON THE TOP OUTER EDGE LOT INBY ARCH WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FRACTURING HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON N W "C" BELT INBY 3A HEADER THAT WAS 56' LONG 24' WIDE AND 10" HIGH THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN AND TIMBERED THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS AN UNDETECTED SLIP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 80' OUTBY THE FACE OF #6 ENTRY ON #4 UNIT THAT WAS 24'X28'X8' HIGH THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WATER & A SLIP.
INJURED & ANOTHER EMPL WERE RIDING IN FRONT DECK OF JEEP WHEN OPERATOR STRUCK TIMBER CATCHING INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT MASHING IT.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED OVER THE WEEKEND ON THE N.W."C" BELT THAT IS 60'X20'X15' HIGH- THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN AND TIMBERED ON 5X7 CENTERS- THE CAUSE WAS APPARENTLY A SLIP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY 4B BELT LING THAT IS 26'X28'X10' HIGH THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN & TIMBERED & CRIBBED-WATER FROM THE ROOF WAS THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.
A ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY OUTBY #6 UNIT THAT WAS 26'X20'X10' HIGH THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8' RESIN & CRIBBED ON BOTH SIDES-WATER WAS DRIPPING FROM THE ROOF.
WHILE INJURY WAS REPOSITIONING THE LOADER ON COAL DUST OR METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED -CAUSING A FLASH THAT BURNT THE FACE & HANDS
ROOF FALL ON #6 UNIT #2 INTERSECTION DUE TO ADVERSE ROOF CONDITION MSHA DIST 10 DAR REPS WERE ON SECTION WHEN FALL OCCURRED INVESTIGATED ROOF FALL
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT OPENING OF ARCHING AREA WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE STRATA STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER FORCING HIM TO THE GROUND THIS PRODUCED A HAIR LINE FRACTURE TO HIS RT S HOULDER
A ACCIDENTAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN RETURN AIR COURSE OF #6 UNIT THAT WAS APPROX.24'X26FTX10FT HIGH THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8FT.POINT ANCHOR BOLTS THE APPARENT CAUSE WAS WATER UNDETECTED SLIP
ON #4 UNIT #5 ENTRY APPROX.50FT OUTBY FACE A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 30TX2'FTX91/2FT.HIGH FROM WATER & SLIPS IN THE ROOF THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8 POINT ANCHOR
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND ON #6 UNIT IN #5 ENTRY APPROX.70FT.OUTBY FALL THAT IS 28FTX30FTX12FT.HIGH THAT WAS THE RESULT OF WATER & UNDETECTED SLIP
EMPL WAS BUILDING BRATTICE. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF CAPPING BRATTICE OFF AS HE WAS STRIKING COPBOARDS WITH HAMMER, HAMMER STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB FRACTURING IT.
THE VICTIM AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PASSING TIMBERS, THE VICTIM WENT TO GRAB A TIMBER WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE THREW A TIMBER TOWARD THE VICTIM. THE TIMBER STRUCK THE LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIG HT HAND ON THE VICTIM WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIMBERS.
A ROOF FALL 20 X35X12 FELL ON THE NW A BELT THE RESULT OF A UNDETECTED SLIP THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH5 FT RESIN AND TIMBERED ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED PLAN WITH ADDITIONAL TIMBERS IN CROSSCUTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER CLEANING THE DECK OF THE SUPPLY JEEP OUT. HE HAD PUT THE TONGUE LEAVING AGAINST THE REAR LIGHT. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE BUMPER OF THE JEEP. THE TONGUE FELL STRICKING THE INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
THERE WAS A ROOF FALL ON 3 C BELT THAT MEASURED 18 X 35 X 12 HIGH THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT RESIN AND TIMBERED ON 5X7 CENTERS THE APPARENT CAUSE WAS A UNDEFECTED SLIP.
A ROOF FALL OCC. IN THE BELT ENTRY AT #34 - CUT IN THE NW"B" AREA THE FALL WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN AND TIMBERED,, THE APPARENT CAUSE WAS 2 SLIP.
THERE WAS A ROOF FALL APPROX. 40' OUTBY THE FACE OF #4 ENTRY ON #2 UNIT THE FALL IS A PPROX 16' X 25' X 12' HIGH - WATER WAS COMING THROUGH THE ROOF PRIR TO THE FALL - THE AREA WAS BOLTED WIT H 8' POINT ANCHOR AND TIMBERED.
VICTIM UNPLUGGED MANTRIP(CATHEAD) FROM SUB WITHOUT FIRST DE-ENERGIZING THE RECEPTACLE.THIS CRWEATED AN ARC THAT RESULTED IN BURNS TO THE VICTIM THE VICTIM WAS HOSPITALIZED.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY APPROX 140FT OUTBY FACE ON #2 UNIT FALL WAS 23FTX22FTX8FT HIGH & THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5FT RESIN BOLTS THE CAUSE WAS WATER CUTTING THE ROOF
ROOF FALL OCCURED OVER THE WEEKEND ON #5 UNIT #8 ROOM LAST OPENX-CUT 24FTX26FTX8FT IT WAS BOLTED WITH 5FT RESIN & TIMBERS HAD BEEN SET BECAUSE OF WATER
ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #6 UNIT #3 #5 ENTRY SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 16FTX12FTX10FT THICK CAUSE WAS WATER & A SLIP THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 8FT POINT ANCHOR BOLTS
AN ACCIDENTIAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED 160 OUTBY THE FACE OF 5 ROOM ON 3 UNIT A THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 RESIN THE FALL WAS APPROX. 28X30X5 TIMBERIXXXX THE TOP HAD STARTED WORKING AND THE CO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIMBERING WHEN IT FELL.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN 4 ENTRY OF 3D BELT LINE THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT RESIN AND TIMBERED THE FALL WAS APPROX. 28 X22 X8 HIGH 2ND WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY 2 SLIP IN THE ROOF.
EMP. I.NAME (MECHANIC) WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A GOLF CART TO A BETTER LOCATION TO WORK ON IT. WHEN HE PUT THE DIRECTIONAL SWITH IN REVERSE THE TRAM STUCK ON THE GOLF CART. THE CART RAN BA CKWARDS PINNING THE INJURED.
THE VICTIM AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LOADING BELT FRAMING INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET.AS THE OTHER EMPLOYEE THREW ONE PIECE OF THE FRAMING IT HIT THE RIGHT HAND RING FINGER OF THE VICTIM FRATURING I T.CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET AND BELT FRAMING.
WHEN LIFTING WHEEL FENDER ON BOLTER WITH BOLTS ON TOP OF MACHINE, THE VICTIM STRAINED HIS BACK AND POSSIBLE HERNIA
INJ WAS LOADING CAR HE WAS LOOKING BACK WATCHING SHUTTLECAR WHEN THE TOP FELL STRIKING INJ ON HIS BACK MASHING HIS MOUTH AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE CANOPY
VICTIM STATED THAT WHILE BOLTING THE ROOF HE GOT HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND HOLY BOARD RESULTING IN FRACTURE
INJ WAS REMOVING TIRE FROM SCOOP TO CHANGE A FLAT. THE RIM WAS STUCK ON THE HUB, WHEN PULLED TO GET IT RELAEASED HE KNOCKED A LONG LEG TIMBER WHICH FELL STRIKING HIM AGAINST THE NOSE
A ROOF FALL OCC. IN THE SUPPLY ROAD OF THE N.W. "B". THE FALL WAS 15'X14'X6'. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN, TIMBERED, CROSSBARRED AND CRIBBED. THERE HAD BEEN WATER RUNNING THRU THE ROOF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF. WHEN HE RAISED HIS BOOM, HE GOT HIS FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE CANOPY (ATRS). STURES WERE ADMINISTERED.
ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED #4 ENTRY #6 UNIT 140'OUTBY FACE 20' X 24' X 9'HIGH.AREA BOLTED WITH 8 POINT ANCHOR HAD 7'RESIN SPOTTED AND CRIBBED IN X-CUTS.WAS WATER CUTTING THROUGH ROOF AND WAS APPARE NT CAUSE OF FALL.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED #7 ENTRY ON #5 UNIT 24' X 20' X 6'HIGH.ROOF HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN AND TIMBERED.FALL RESULT OF UNDETECTED SLIP.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING THROUGH A AIR LOCK MANDOOR HE TWISTED HIS KNEE (LEFT) ON A PIECE OF WET SLATE ON THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE INJURY.
VICTIM WAS LOADING THE RT HAND SIDE NEXT TO THE RIB THE RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING THE VICTIMS BACK PUSHING HIS FACE DOWNWARD STRIKING AGAISNT CONTROL PANEL INJURING THE VICTIMS MOUTH AND BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE CONTACTS ON THE SCOOP WERE STUCK HE SAID THAT HE GOT A CONCRETE BLOCK AND USED IT TO BEAT AGAINST THE PANEL WHEN HE DID THIS HE STRUCK HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE
I.NAME HAD BEEN IN #7 ENTRY WITH THE SCOOP HE THEN WALKED OVER TO #6 ENTRY APPARENTLY NOT KNOWING THAT THE FACE WOULD SHOOT THRU AS HE WASLKED INTO THE FACE THE SHOT WENT OFF THE BACK OF THE F
WHILE WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR BOOM INJ KNEELED DOWN ON A HOT PIECE OF METAL RESULTING IN A BURN TO HIS LEF KNEE. HE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 3 29 88 ACCIDENT REPORT WAS NOT GIVEN TO SA SAFETY OFFICE UNTIL 4 6 88
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #5 UNOT BETWEEN #3 AND #4 ENTRY IN THE PILLAR LINE APPROXIMATELY 40' OUTBY THE FACE.THE FALL WAS 20'X50'X6' HIGH WAS BOLTED WITH 5'RESIN AND CRIBBED ON EACH END.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY #5 UNIT 1 X-CUT OUTBY THE TAIL PIECE.THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN BOLTS THE FALL WAS 18'X20'X8' AND WAS CAUSED BY WATER WORKING THROUGH THE ROOF.
A ROOF FALL 100'X20'X6 1/2' HIGH OCCURRED ON #2 UNTI #3 ENTRY,20'OUTBY THE FACE.THE AREA HAD WATER COMING OUT OF THE ROOF AND HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN.
A ROOF FALL 18'X26'X9' HIGH OCCURRED ON #4 UNIT #4 ENTRY 240'OUTBY THE FACE.THE AREA HAD WATER COMING THROUGH THE ROOF AND WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RRESIN.