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THE MAN WALKED FROM #7 ENTRY TO #5 ENTRY TO RECOVER HIS HAMMER AND ON THE WAY BACK HE CAME INBY IN #6 ENTRY. THE SHUTTLE CAR CAME AROUND THE CORNER AND CAUGHT HIM AGAINST THE RIB.
EE LOWERED THE BOLTER HEAD BOOM STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG. POSSIBLE DEEP BRUISE TO AREA ABOVE KNEE
THIS WAS AN OUTBY INTAKE AREA, WHERE OTHER FALLS HAVE OCCURRED. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS AND THE FALLS ALL ARE 4' HIGH. IF 6' BOLTS WERE USED, THE FALLS--IN ALL LIKELIHOOD--WO ULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.
THERE WAS A VERY LARGE MUD SLIP ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. IT WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN AND HAD 9' COMBINATION BOLTS SPOTTED BETWEEN THE T-5 CHANNELS. THE AREA HAD A ROW OF CRIBS NA RROWING WIDTHS AND DOWN TO 14'. NOTHING WAS NOTICED ON THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION 1 WEEK PRIOR.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY FROM THE FACE, WHICH WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH T-5 CHANNELS AND HAD ADDITIONAL 9' DOUBLE LOC BOLTS AS EXTRA SUPPORT. THERE WAS 2 CLAY VEINS THAT CONVERGED IN THE ROOF ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF MUD IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE 2 CLAY VEINS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNCOUPLE A SUPPLY TRAILER FROM THE SCOOP WHEN THE SCOOP MOVED AND THE TRAILER SLIPPED SIDEWAYS IN A MUDDY RUT.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING IN A HIGH SPOT THE EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING ANOTHER STEEL AND THE STEEL STAYED IN THE HOLE. WHILE HE WAS PUTTING THE OTHER STEEL IN PLACE, THE STEEL LODGED IN THE ROOF FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION OF #4 TO #5 XCUT 25'INBY SURVEY STATION #419. LENGTH 70', WIDTH 18', HEIGHT 12-13'. A COAL SEAM CAME DOWN TO WITHIN 8 1/2' OF THE ROOF AND A LARGE UNDE TECTED SLIP CAUSED THE FAILURE. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6 & 8 FOOT FULLY GROUTED RODS AND 12 FOOT CABLE BOLTS.
WHILE MINING #4 ENTRY THE LEFT RIB ROLLED OUT EXPOSING A 3" DIAMOND DRILL HOLE, USED FOR CORE INFORMATION. THE WATER ENTERED THE MINE FROM THE ABOVE C SEAM MINE. THERE WAS LITTLE EVIDENCE OF GROUT IN TH HOLE. WATER WAS REMOVED BY PUMPS ANDTHE HOLE GROUTED FROM THE BOTTOM.
WHILE CHECKING THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE INJURING HIS WRIST IN THE FALL.
ROOF BOLTING IN A HIGH SPOT. ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EDGE OF THE CANOPY AND DEFLECTED AGAINST THE DRILL BOOM AND CAME UNDER THE DRILLERS CANOPY HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.