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A FALL OCCURRED3ON THE MAIN TRACK HAULAGE AT THE OLD HILTON AREA FALL MEASURED 2/X20X10 AREA WASDRIVEN INT EHE 1880,S DUE TO STRESS CAUSED BY DETERIORATION BY AGINE OF THE SUROUNDING COAL PILL PILLARS THE OVE9BEARING WEIGHT CAUSED THE ROOF TO FALL
A SECTION OG RO2F APPROX 100' 15' FELL ON THE TRACK HAULAGE RD AT THE 1ST BLOCK WALL ON #1 TRACK. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS LOOSE UNCONSOLIDATED SHALE SEPERATING ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF TH E 4' BOLTS. THE3HAULAGE WAS DEVELOPED IN 1885 & HAD FALL SEVERAL TIMES IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING NUMBEROUS CLAY VEINS & PARTINGS HAVE WEATHER CAUSING THE COLLAPSE.
I.NAME OBSERVIN1 LOADING ROCK ON HAULAGE WHEN STEEL CABLE FOR MOVEMENT SIDE TO SIDE OF DISCHARGE BOOM BROKE.OPERATOR AND I.NAME PUSHED BOOM TO SIDE SO THEY COULD LOAD ROCK BY HAND UNTIL REPAIR ED HOWEVER,BOOM3SWUNG BACK INSELF PUSHING I.NAME CAUSING HIM TO BUMP ELBOW AGAINST COAL RIB.
INJURED WAS CHE7KING THE 440 VAC TRANSFORMER WUTH A METER WHEN PHASES ON THE TRANSFORMER WENT TO GROUND CAUISNG A THERMAL FLASH.
SLATE FALL 1ST BLOCK WALL ON HAULAGE 2.5\ HIGH X 8\ WIDE X 15\ LONG.
FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED NO MEN IN MINE.BECAUSE OF CLAY VEIN,ROOF BECAME CRACKED AND TOO HEAVY FOR EXISTING FALSE ROOF,CRIB AND BOLTS-SOME.FALL MEASURED 25\LONG X 25\WIDE X 8-10\THICK OF BROKEN R ROOF-ROCK.
THE LEFT PILLAR SPLIT OF A RETREAT SECTION HAD TO BE MINED OUT OF NORMAL SEQUENCE BECAUSE OF ROOF CONDITIONS. TO HAVE A GOOD FALL 1 BLOCK OF COAL WAS MINED TO MANY, BEFORE RETRETATING THE RIGH T SIDE. AFTER THE FALL ON THE LEFT IT APPEARED SAFE AND QUITE TO MINE THE RIGHT. HOWEVER IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE RIGHT THE INTERSECTION FELL.
VICTIM TIGHTENING UP GATHERING ARM BOLT ON 486 LN MINER.WRENCH SLIPPED AND VICTIM HIT ELBOW ON CONVEYOR PAN.
SETTING POST IN FACE AREA OF RETREAT SECTION 45/BUTT.ROOF COAL GAVE LOOSE AND FELL DOWN ACROSS I.NAME HEAD AND DROVE HIM TO GROUND.
VICTIM WAS REPLACING THE TRAM MOTOR ON A 486 L.N. CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HADTHE BAD ONE LOOSE AND HAD TO PRY IT OUT OF THE MACHINE. WHILE LAYING ON HIS BACK HE DID SO BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT
VICTIM WORKING AS MOTORMAN AND MECHANIC STEPPED OFF LOCOMOTIVE ONTO A LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE PULLING LOADS FROM THE 45 MAINS SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT HIS RIGHT WRIST. THE INJURY WHICH OCCURRED WAS MAINLY CONTUSIONS OF T THE RIGHT WRIST.