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ROCK FALL IN ONE OF THE BLEEDER ENTRIES. 2 XCUTS OUTBY SPAD #7050 TOWARD #6 SEAL. 30-40' LONG, 18-19' WIDE, 1"-60" THICK. BOLTED WITH 36" MECHANICAL BOLTS. DANGERED AND TIBERED OFF. WILL NOT C LEAN UP.
CAT HEAD ON #4 HAULER BLOWER UP ON EE.
REMOVING PUMP FROM WATER HOLE, PUMP WAS STUCK IN MUD, CAUSING PUMP TO BE STUCK.
FOREMAN WAS PULLING A STEEL ROPE THAT WAS ENTANGLED AROUND CONVEYOR PAN. OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MACHINE. STEEL ROPE WAS CAUGHT ON PAN, PULLING FOREMANS HAND INBETWEEN STEEL ROPE AND PAN.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SURVEY STATION #3645. 5'H. 40'L, 20'W. THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. IT HAPPENED IN ONE OF THE BLEEDER ENTRY'S IT WILL BE DANGERED & TIMBERED OFF FROM ALL ACCESSABL E AREAS.
INJURY WAS A RE-OCCURRING INJURY FROM A PULL MUSCLE PRIOR TO THIS DATE--ACCIDENT DAT 9-25-96, BUT DID NOT GO TO DR. ON THAT DATE.
20' BY 35' BY 0" TO 6' THICK ROCK FALL. A SLIP FELL OUT THAT HAD SLICKEN SIDES AND WAS STEEP SIDED. THE FALL OCCURRED ON THE NON PRODUCING SHIFT ON THE 001- SECTION 4 HEADING 6' INBY SPAD 3738 . THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
SHOVELING DRIVE AND HURT LOWER BACK- LOWER BACK STRAIN.
MOUNTAIN CRACKS COAL HAD BEEN REMOVED LAST CUT IN PUSH THERU IN INTERSECTION CUT HAD NOT BEEN BOLTED. BOUNTAIN CRACK RAN 12"TO 18" OFF RIB FOR DISTANCE. 60' TO 70' WHEN ROOF FELL PULLED 2 ROWS OF PERM SUPPORTS. ROOF WAS BEING BOLTED WITH 36" MECHANICAL BOLTS.
INBY SPAD 3560 IN THE BLEEDER INTAKE 18 1/2' WIDE 4' TO 6' HIGH. USING 36" CONVENTIAL BOLT WITHA 2 ROWS TIMBERS SET 4' WIDE.