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ROOF FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME IN THE MORNING HOURS AT SPAD 106 NO 4 ENTRY CUTTHROAT MAINS. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 100'LONG, 20'WIDE, & RANGED IN THICKNESS FROM 0' TO 7'. ALL APPROACES TO THE F ALL ARE TIMBERED OFF AND WARNING SIGNS POSTED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. THE MINE IS IDLE AND NO MINING IS BEING PERFORMED.
PARKED TRACTOR IN BREAKTHROUGH SHOVELED BK BELT CAME AROUND HEARD TO CALL OUTSIDE. TRACTOR LEAKED OFF PINNING HIM AGAINST BELT RAIL. MASHED LEG BETWEEN KNEE & HIP
NO MED OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FEEL ABOVE ANCHORAGE 90'L X 20' W X 6' THICK. 42" RESIN USED WILL NOT BE CLEANED.
NO MEN OR EQUIP INVOLVED. FEEL ABOVE ANCHORAGE. 60'LONG, 20'WIDE, 2' TO 7' HIGH. BOLT WERE 6' TENSION REBAR. SECTION: CUTTHROAT MAINS 60' INBY SPAD #1612, #7 ROADWAY.
NO 4 ENTRY 005-0MMV AT SPAD #4454 4TH RT OFF RULE MAINS UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE. 14'TO 28'LONG, 20'WIDE AND 4-6 FT THICK
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF, STRIKING EE OF LEFT LEG AND ANKLE
ROOF FALL NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED LOCATION, 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #6895, #4 ENTRY 1ST LT OFF BRAGGS MAINS.
EE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE IN THE OFFICE. CLEANING BATHROOMS IN THE OFFICE. SAID HE HEARD SOME ONE OR SOMEHTING OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE IN THE PARKING LOT WALKING IN THE GRAVEL. HE SAID THAT HE WEN T TO SEE WHO OR WHAT IT WAS. EE SAID WHEN HE TURNED THE CORNER RIGHT HANDED HE STATED THAT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING HIT HIM, HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD IN SEVERAL PLACES.
EE WAS TRAINING, #1 BELT BY LEVELING THE BASE OF THE HYDRAULIC TAKE UP UNIT WHEN SOME HOW HIS LEFT ARM WAS PULLED INTO A ROLLER, CRUSHING HIS ARM.
EE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
ROOF FALL NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED ON BRAGG MAINS, 10 ENTRY 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD 6544.
ROOF FALL NOT MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLOVED. #8ENTRY OF BRAGG MAINS 2 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD 6543.
ROOF FALL STINGER MAINS AT SPAD 3825 NO MEN OF EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
ROOF FALL NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED FALL IN 2 ENTRY OF SOUTHEAST MAINS 3 LEFT NEAR SPAD 1091.
ROOF FALL AT 2 LEFT OFF SOUTHEAST MAISN NEAR SPAD 1045&1050. NO MEN INVOLVED ROCK FELL ON FEEDER.
PINNING MACHINE WAS SET UP IN #2 ENTRY CROSS CUT GOING TO BLEEDER. EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING BESIDE OFFSIDE HEAD WHEN A SLIP FELL OUT IN 3 PIECES PINNING EMPLOYEE UNDER ROCK AND AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD. INJURY TO BACK, CHEST AND LEG.
ROOF FALL ON BELT NO MEN INVOLVED. #10 ENTRY OF CUT-THROUGH MAINS NEAR SPAD 284.
ROOF FALL NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
ROOF FALL - NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED
ROOF FALL ON RULE MAINS 75' INBY SPAD 3235 AND MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
ROOF FALL ON 1 RT OFF BIG HEAD MAINS 100' INBY SPAD NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLOVED.
ROOF FALL ON BUCKEYE MAINS 100' INBY SPAD 71 NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED WHILE PILLAR (SECOND) MINING IN THE #3 ENTRY ON THE MAIN SECTION. A PORTION OF THE FALL COVERED THE LEFT SIDEOF THE CONT MINER MAKING IT NECESSARY TO RECOVER THE MACHINE WITH EXTERNAL HELP (A MINER RETRIVIER
A LARGE SLIP FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF 48" RESIN BOLTS. 50' LONG X 20' WIDE X 0-6' THICK. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE FALLWAS NOT CLEANED UP AN ALL APROACHES WERE TIMBE RED AND CRIBED, DANGER SIGN WERE INSTALLED.
WAS PUTTING ROPE ON HEAD SO MINER OPERATOR COULDPUSH SLACK UP ON MINER CABLE. EE PUTHIS HAND OVER ON EDGE PAN OF MINER OPERATOR. RAISE PAD ON MINER & EE GO HAND BETWEEN PAN & STOP ON MINER HEA D.
WENT TO POWER STATION AT ROCK HOUSE TO FIX POWER OUTAGE, OPENED ACCESS GATE, LOST FOOTING AND FELL INTO GATE.
REMOVING CABLE FROM MINER HOOK, OPERATOR PULLED REMOTE BOX OFF MINER WHILE STILL RUNNING, CAUSING CONTROLS TO ENGAGE KICKING MINER DECK ON RT CALF.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, HIT THE RIB AND WAS THROWN INTO THE DECK OF MACHINE, HIT MOUTH AND JERKED NECK AND BACK.
LOADING 2 BOXES OF RESIN AND INJURED BACK.
PINNING TOP. DRILLING HOLE AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AND HIT RT ARM BELOW ELBOW.
STRAIGHTENING OUT A 6' BOLT AND POSSIBLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN UPPER RT CHEST.
OPERATING MINER WHEN ROCK FELL FROM TOP PIN TO RIB. FELL ON RT SHOULDER AND DOUBLED HIM OVER.
STANDING ON X-MEMBER ON STACKER BELT--SLIPPED AND FELL.
WHILE SHOVELING UNDER STACKER, THE SHOVEL GOT STUCK IN MUD AND COAL WHILE TRYING TO GET IT LOOSE HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE BELT ROLLER GRABBED HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED IT THROUGH.
PULLING ON HIGH LINE TO FIGURE EIGHT IT, AND NECK POPPED AND HE GOT SICK, WEAK AND ABOUT PASSED OUT. STRAWINED NECK MUSCLES.