ROOF FALL OCCURRED WHILE TAKING THE END CUT OFF A PILLAR USING THE 3 CUT PARTIAL PILLAR PLAN IN THE RIGHT XCUT OFF THE #3 ENTRY ON THE #001 SECTION APPROX. 40' INBY SS#1747.
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Showing all 8GETTING ROCK OUT BETWEEN GATHERING HEAD & FRAME OF MINER WHEN HAND SLIPPED OFF ROCK PINCHING LEFT HAND POINTER FINGER
HAD A ROOF FALL ON INTAKE 2 BRAKES OUT BY SPAD 1658 #2 ENTRY THE FALL CONTINUED FRAME OLD FALL, THE FALL SIZE IS 40 FT LONG, 18 FT WIDE TOP OUT AT 8 FT HIGH. MOVED LIFE LIME AND ESCAPE WAY TWO #1 ENTRY.
ROCK SLID OFF SIDE OF MINER ABOUT 7' HIGH IN INTERSECTION. FROM THE SIDE OF THE MINER IT SLID DOWN THE LEG OF THE INJURED WHO WAS PUTTING OIL INTHE MINER, CUTTING HIS LEG ABOUT 5". ROCK WAS 1' IN DIAMETER, 1/2 TO 1' THICK.
ROCK 18" TRIANGLE 18"X 18", 2" THICK ON ONE END TO 0" OTHER END. FELL ABOUT 3' AND STRUCK IN BACK BETWEEN SHOULDERS CAUSING BRUISE WHILE SHOVELING BELT.
INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. PLACED HAND BETWEEN TOP AND PLATE. PRESSED PLATE TO TOP AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER AND MASHED IT.
EE WAS ON THREE-WHEELER AND A SCOOP CAME UP ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, HIT THE THREE WHEELER ON THE RIGHT REAR. HE LEFT THE THREE WHEELER AND WAS HIT AND KNOCKED DOWN. THIS OCCURRED AT THE TAILPIECE W HERE COAL WAS DUMPED BY SCOOPS.
THE TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND A CURVE & STARTED DOWN THE HILL. DRIVER CHANGED GEARS OUT OF DEPRODUCTION AND IT WOULDNT START BACK INANOTHER GEAR. THE TRUCK RAN AWAY & WENT OVER AN BERM & DOWN THE HILL