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July 7, 2003 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Signal Resources LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER DISCOVERED A HERNIA ON HIS LEFT ABDOMEN.

January 8, 2003 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Signal Resources LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL AT AN INTERSECTION 4 WAY, OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. AT BLOCK 16 OF #1 BELT IN #2 ENTRY. ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS WERE ADDED TO THE AREA.

July 22, 2002 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Signal Resources LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OF AN INTERSECTION OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION AT STATION 36. ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS WERE ADDED TO THE AREA. TRAVELWAY WAS REROUTED.

May 23, 2002 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Signal Resources LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OF AN INTERSECTION, STATION 105, OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, POSTS, WERE INSTALLED AND THE TRAVELWAY REROUTED.

November 1, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Signal Resources LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 BELT ONE BLOCK OUTBY STATION 157. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION IN THE #4 ENTRY. THE HEIGHT WAS APPROX. 5 FT LENGTH 35 FT AND WIDTH 18 TH.

July 19, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Signal Resources LLC · Accident type, without injuries

THE FALL OCCURED IN BY STAT #28 #8 ENTRY, APPROX 1000 FT FROM THE SURFACE. THE FALL AREA WAS APPROX 5 FT, 40 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE. THE DEVELOPMENTDATE WAS APPROX 1994. MINE VENTILATION WAS NOT A FFECTED, THE ESCAPEWAY PASSAGEWAY WAS REROUTED AROUND FALL AREA.

January 18, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Signal Resources Llc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1ST LEFT SECTION, #3 ENTRY AT THE FACE AND EXTENDING 30 FEET OUTBY. A LARGE CLAY VEIN ON THE LEFT RIB CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL. SOME GLOVING EFFECT WAS DISCOVERED ON 4 ROOF BOLTS. THE USE OF LARGER BOLTS MAY ELIMINATE THIS OCCURANCE.

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