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MINERS WERE PULLING A 21SC SHUTTLE CAR WITH A 270 TRACTOR. THE CHAIN WAS UNHOOKED FROM SHUTTLE CAR AND THE TRACTOR TRAMMED AWAY. THE CHAIN ACCIDENTLY BECAME HUNG ON SHUTTLE CAR AND CAUSED THE SHUTTLE CAR TO PIVOT AND CATCH HIM BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR AND THE COAL RIB.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING A "3-WHEELER" DOWN THE ROADWAY. THE TRAM SWITCH WAS IN THE REVESE POSITION. HE PUSHED THE TRAM PEDAL ANTICIPATING GOING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS -CAU SING HIM TO HIT BATTERY CHARGER WITH HIS BACK.
TIME OF FALL IN UNKNOWN. THE FALL IS APPROX. 20 FT WIDE 6 TO7 FT HIGH APPROX. 220 FT LONG THE AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF TO PREVENT ACCESS. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6'-4' BOLT PATTERN THE FALL OCCU RED 1 BRK INBY SPAD 963 TO 1 BLK INBY SPAD 994.
INTERSECTION 5 INTAKE 1BK OUTBY SPAD 536. FALL IS APPROX. 40' LONG X 18' WIDE X 5 TO 6' THICK. FALL WAS ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE POINT. AREA IS BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY RESIN GROUTED RODS AREA IS NOW CRIBBED OFF ESCAPEWAY IS NOW MOVED AROUND AND MARKED ACCORDINGLY.
MAN WAS HOLDING SHIELD UP WHEN SHIELD SHIFTED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SHIELD AND THE FRAME OF THE MINER, BRUISING AND MASHING HIS RT HAND. FACE #5E 1BK INBY SPAD 827.
INJURED WAS BOLTING CORNER IN BREAK THROUGH BETWEEN 6&7 BREAK HAD CUT THROUGH INTO 7 BOLT MACHINE HEAD WAS SWUNG OUT INJURED WAS IN KNEELING POSITION UNDER CANOPY WHEN ROCK BROW BROKE AT EDGE OF CANOPY STRIKING INJURED ON RT HIP ROCK MEASURED 3FT LONGX2FT WIDEX8IN THICK
FALL WAS SISCOVERED APPROX. 245 PM AT 18X INBY SPAD 555 3 NEUTRAL ENTRY ON THE N.W. MAINS SECTION APPROX. 1300' OUTBY FACE, FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION APPROX. 20'L X 25'W X 7' THICK. AREA WAS BO LTED WITH 4 & 6' FULLY RESIN GROUTED RODS. FALL WAS ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE POINT. AREA WAS CRIBBED OFF.
#4 BELT ENTRY APPROX 10' INBY SPAD 689 ROOF FALL APPROX 90' L BY 20' WIDE BY 4 TO 6' THICK. FALL WAS ABOVE BOLT ANCHOARGE POINT. AREA WAS BOLTED ON 4,6 STAGGERED PLAN. AREA IS BREAKERED AND CRIBBED OFF AT ALL ACCESS POINTS. FULLY RESIN GROUTED RODS WAS BEING INSTALLED.
EMPLOYE EWAS SEALING TOP IN INTAKE MANTRIP ROADWAY. PUL ROCK WITH SLATE BAR. ROCK HIT SLATE BAR, BAR HIT EMPLOYEE ON KNEE.
FALL WAS FROM LT. RIB OF #1E TO FACE OF #3 RM. THIS AREA WAS GOING TO BE DEVELOPED AT A LATER DATE TO BE KNOWN AS 1 LT. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. AREA IS DANGERED OFF & CRIBBED OFF. THERE I S NO EFEECT ON RETURN AIR FLOW. FALL IS APPROX. 60' LONG X 20' WIDE X 6-10' THICK. #1E, #3 ROOM, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #569. AREA BOLTED WITH 4" RESIN BOLTS. FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE.
ROOF FALL IS LOCATED 1BK OUTBY SPAD 568 IN #2E RETURN OF THE NORTHWEST MAINS SECTION FALL IS APPROX 1 5FT LONGX20FT WIDE X4 TO 6FT THICK FALL WAS ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE POINT AREA WAS BOLTED WIT H 4F&6FT RESIN GROUTED RODS STAGGERED PATTERN AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED BY CRIBS & REBOLTING
FALL OCCURED DURING VACATION PERIOD. FALL WAS DISCOVRED AT 10:10PM ON 7-10-94. #3 ENTRY 1 BK OUTBY FACE AND 1BK INBY SPAD 531. FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION AND WAS 40'X40'X7 TO 8' THICK. TOP WA S BOLTED WITH 4' & 6' RESIN STAGGERED.
EE WAS IN HIS TRUCK AT THE DUMPING POINT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MT. FROM EAGLE MINE. HIS TRUCK BED WAS RAISED. THE PIN IN THE HYDRAULIC JACK ON THE TRUCK BED BROKE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TIP O VER.
MINER CUT INTO UNKNOWN AUGER HOLES IN 3 ROOM OFF 2 RIGHT X CUT HOLES WERE 1/2 FULL OF WATER WATER DID NOT CAUSE DAMAGE OR CONSTITUTE A DANGER AND WAS PUMPED OFF. AUGER HOLES WERE NOT SHOWN ON THE MAP PROPERTY HAS BEEN RESURVEYED AUGER HOLESMARKERS.
INJURED WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE TO HANG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE TURNED & PULLED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE COB OUT OF HIS WAY, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & THE DRILL HEAD PINNED HIS ANKLE AGAINST SOME ROCK.