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Post by phil0254 on Mar 28, 2015 6:40:55 GMT -5
I WENT TO WORK ONE FR1DAY NIGHT I WAS A MARKET MAN, I WAS TOLD BY THE SENIOR OVERMAN I WAS ON BELT PATROL DOWN OLD 51;S IT WENT FOR MILES THEN YOU HAD TO COVER THE OTHER BELT LINE ALONG 80;S LG IT WAS ABOUT 3 AM THERE WAS AN ALMIGHTY BANG THE RINGS WERE SCREAMING SHAKING THE COAL DUST WAS UNBIELEVABLE THE VENTILATION FAN STOPPED ALL THE POWER IN THE PIT SWITCHED OFF,, THE GROUND WAS SHAKING IVE NEVER BEEN SO AFFRAID IN THE 16 YEARS I WORK IN THE PIT YOU COULDNT SEE A YARD IN FRONT OF YOU THERE WAS THAT MUCH DUST IT TOOK AGES FOR THE DUST TO SETTLE THE PHONES DIDNT WORKSO I COULDNT FIND OUT WHAT HAD GONE OFF I THOUGHT IT WAS AN EXPLOTION THE CONTROL CENTER COULDNT ANSEWR ALL THE PHONES RINGING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD GONE OFF I HAD AHAND HELD SPEAKER HAND SET YOU PLUGGED INTO THE LOCKOUT ON THE BELT LINE BUT KNOW BODY KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPEND WE WERE TOLD TO MAKE OUR WAY OUT OF THE PIT, I WAS ABOUT 4 MILES FROM THE PIT BOTTOM HAD TO WALK IT BELTS STOOD WHEN I GOT IN THE PIT BOTTOM ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED KNOW BODY KNEW. THE PIT BOTTOM OVERMAN SAID UP THE PIT TILL WE FIND OUT WHAT HAD GONE OFF.. SO EARLY BATH THEN WENT TO THE CONTROL CENTER THEY SAID IT WAS A WIEGHT BREAK IN THE BASSETT FAULT NEAR LANGWITH COLLIERY I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT SCARED ME
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Post by John on Mar 28, 2015 6:59:14 GMT -5
Never felt anything in the mines I worked in, in the UK, but we did have a large quake when I lived in Wollongong NSW, cracked the brick walls in the three story flats I lived in.
Following evening at work, I had to locate an Eimco LHD for an elec examination of the lights. I was told it was behind some air doors near so and so drive head. Damned if I could find it, I ended up getting lost!! This was old Bord and Pillar workings in the returns, so everything was black. I eventually found my way back to the air doors. Being old workings it was pretty settled, but there was a bit of noise and some roof did "dribble", never noted the time.
When I got to surface someone asked if If felt the aftershock at so and so time, seemed it was a pretty big one, all I could assume was the bit of noise and roof "dribble" was associated with the aftershock.
We had a few when I was working in the Western Coalfield of NSW, but never felt them U/G.
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Post by Wheldale on Mar 28, 2015 10:20:51 GMT -5
When in South Africa we had many "bumps" or seismic events daily. It was large areas of old mine workings collapsing. You felt loads of them on the surface, feel a little shake or hear cups and plates rattle. I was underground one day and there was a big bump. The hole place shook! A bump or seismic event has the potential to cause a lot of damage and injury due to falling roofs etc.
If you look on the British Geological Survey site you can search for earthquakes. Last year there were many located near Ollerton, Notts caused by the workings of Thoresby colliery.
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Post by John on Mar 28, 2015 10:32:57 GMT -5
When in South Africa we had many "bumps" or seismic events daily. It was large areas of old mine workings collapsing. You felt loads of them on the surface, feel a little shake or hear cups and plates rattle. I was underground one day and there was a big bump. The hole place shook! A bump or seismic event has the potential to cause a lot of damage and injury due to falling roofs etc. If you look on the British Geological Survey site you can search for earthquakes. Last year there were many located near Ollerton, Notts caused by the workings of Thoresby colliery. |
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