The height at the accident scene was 65 inches.
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FatalA ccidentN o. 2 & 3 R oofFall M adisonville D istrict April28, 2010 W ebster C ounty C oal, LLC DotikiM ine State File N o. 08987
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The No.3 Entry of the No.6 unit The Accident Scene. The height at the accident scene was 65 inches. Previous coal face. Collapsed mine roof. The victims location at the time of the roof fall. Ten rows of permanent roof support were disturbed as a result of the roof fall. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Fatal Accident No. 2 & 3
Roof Fall
Madisonville District
April 28, 2010
Webster County Coal, LLC
Dotiki Mine
State File No. 08987
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET Steven L. Beshear Department for Natural Resources Leonard K. Peters Governor Office of Mine Safety and Licensing Secretary 1025 Capital Center Drive
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602-2244 Phone (502) 573-0140
Johnny Greene Fax (502) 573-0152 Carl E. Campbell
Executive Director www.eec.ky.gov Commissioner www.omsl.ky.gov
KentuckyUnbridledSpirit.com An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D
Circumstances of the Accident
On April 28, 2010, the victims reported to work on the second shift and were
assigned to operate a continuous miner.
The victims were operating the continuous miner in the No. 3 entry, loading draw
rock from the mine floor. The rock had fallen after completion of mining the cut. A slicken
sided area (slip) was present in the mine roof above the anchorage point of the permanent
roof supports (roof bolts). The victims were struck by the rock while positioned in an area of
supported mine roof. The rock had fallen from an area of unsupported mine roof and
continued into the area of supported roof where the victims were located.
The mining section (unit) was located approximately 4.5 miles from the elevator
shaft (entrance) and approximately 880 feet below ground level, the mining height was 67
inches. The collapsed mine roof measured approximately 19 feet 9 inches wide by 10 feet
thick and extended for an unknown length.
The victims received fatal injuries when struck by the collapsed mine roof.
The height at the accident scene was 65 inches.
The No.3 Entry of the No.6 unit The Accident Scene
The victims location at the time of the roof fall. Ten rows of permanent roof
support were disturbed as a result of the roof fall.
No. 25 Crosscut
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Unsupported mine roof
Previous coal face
The unit was advance mining on 70 feet by 70 feet centers.
The fall was 10 feet thick and 19 feet and 9 inches wide. The total length of the fall was not determined due to the area being inaccessible.
Collapsed mine roof.
