AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL TOOK PLACE AT SS-371 IT PULLED THE ROOF BOLTS AND WAS BROKEN APPROX 12' UP IN THE MINE ROOF STRATA.
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Showing all 9AS MINER WAS LEAVING PILLAR ROCK FALL CAUGHT HEAD.
EE WAS RUNNING TH EMINER. THE CONVEYOR CHAIN GOT HUNG. EE WENT TO SEE WHAT HUNG CHAIN INJURED DIDN'T NO WERE HE WAS AND DIDN'T SEE HIM. EMPLOYEE RAISED THE BOOM AND CAUGHT INJURED'S ARM BET WEEN TOP AND BOOM. IT CUT HIS ARM BUT DID NOT BREAK IT.
EE WAS PUTTING THE POWER IN ON A 225 AMP BREAKER WHICH OPERATED A 3HP WATER PUMP HE SAID WHEN THE BREAKER WENT IN FIRE CAME OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BREAKE BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS MOVING ROCK OUT OF THE FACE IN NO.3 HEADING HE WENT PAST THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 2 FOOT BY 4 FOOT 2&3 INCHES THICK FELL ON THE OPERATOR SIDE OF THE SCOOP PINNING HIM ON THE OPERATOR SEAT.
INJURED KNEE WHILE CRAWLING IN LOW COAL.
FALL APP-35' LONG 21' WIDE 7 FT HIGH, IN INTERSECTION ONE BREAK OUTBY 1 SPAD #5 IN NO.3 ENTRY OR 14 OPEN CROSSCUT OUTBY WORKING 001 SECTION. PS. NO MEN WORKING IN AREA AT TIME OF FALL.
56030ENTRY AT WORKING FACE INTERSECITON APP 10 FT HIGH APP 22 FT LONG 12 FT WIDE.
ROOF FALL ON BELT LINE IN #3 ENTRY FALL IS LOCATED INBY SS NO 7595 FALL IS IN A FAULTY AREA & IS 45FT LONG 20FT WIDE & 10FT THICK