Roof fall measuring 25' long, 20' wide, and 8' thick was discovered in the #4 entry at survey mark 66128 approximately 2000' from the working face. The area was developed 2/4/11 with 6' torque tension roof bolts as the primary support. Fall did not impede travel, nor affect ventilation. No injuries occurred as a result of the fall.
A roof fall measuring 20'long, 18'wide, and 8'thick was discovered in the #5 entry outby spad 66202. Fall was 600' from the working face and did not affect ventilation or the passage of men. Area was developed 2/11/11 with 6' torque tension roof bolts as primary support. No injuries were reported as a result of the fall.
A roof fall measuring 36'long, 19'wide, and 12'thick was discovered in the #4 entry 6 belt inby spad 65935. The fall was 650' from the working section and was developed Jan 2011 with 6' and 8' torque tension roof bolts as support. The fall did not impede ventilation or the passage of men. No injuries were reported as a result of the fall.
Roof fall was discovered in return 3200' from working face and measured 50' long, 18.5' wide, 12'thick. Fall was located in Southwest return panel and was developed in 2009, 4' glue bolts were the primary support. Ventilation and passage of men not affected. Fall area will be barricaded and dangered off.
Roof fall discovered in return 3900' from working section measuring 80'-150' long, 160' wide, and unknown thickness. Fall was located between #7 and #8 entry, the area was developed 1/20/09 with 4' glue bolts as primary support. Fall was immediately reported and investigated by MSHA.
While using sledge hammer to strike feeder drive chain, employee missed his target, striking finger on his left hand between feeder frame and hammer handle.
A roof fall was discovered in the 3rd left return off #2 mains at spad 63665. The fall was 2000' outby the working section, neither ventilation nor the passage of men was not affected. The fall measured 8' high, 100' wide, 175' long. The area was developed Feb 2010 with 48"" glue bolts as primary roof support. The entrances to the fall was timbered.
Employee was reaching for a bundle of roof bolt plates while operating a roof bolter, when rock measuring 24"" x 18"" x 6"" thick fell from the roof between 2 previous roof supports and struck the right hand. Employee sustained fractures to the smaller finger right hand to which was later amputated to the first joint.