[Music]
guys it's real hot out and me BL ain't
buy who wants to go get something to eat
I do so that's a good
idea
didn't you forget something
no it's too hot to wear a helmet now son
sometimes we have to do things that we
don't want to do in order to be safe now
let's put your helmet
on now go put your bike
[Music]
up
hey boss where you been hiding I was
checking the shelter night shift moved
it up last night H shelter I never will
get in that thing yeah well I bet if you
ever need it you'll be in in a hurry
we'll see well either way when you get
done here you need to move to six all
right I'm going go check on the B crew
and see what they got left all right I'm
sure they're laying down over there yeah
they probably
are
hey Tim I see you guys are done number
six yeah I got her bed up tight we
backed up here and pack up a few
supplies and need us to buy a dinner
before we head on over to five I hear
you bud hey speaking of dinner April
ever send any more that peach cobbler SE
no peach cobbler but I got plenty of
apple pie man buddy I don't know why a
girl treats you so good but I don't mind
reaping some of the benefits she's
pretty good old gal but when you going
to bring some pie out hey man you've had
my wife's cooking yeah you're right all
right man I'll see you after a while all
right see you
[Music]
man
[Music]
Beau
man it
[Music]
hurts we got I don't know got water pour
James are you
okay hey Jim listen I need you to go get
the first aid boxes and push the p
button on your tracking system so they
know that we have an emergency
underground okay hey Tim listen I need
you over here number one Tim I need you
a number one right now we have an
emergency hey Tim listen I need you to
call
outside Tim step out of it we've cut
into water and I need you to call
outside and let them know let the rest
of the crew know what we got going on
outside
outside we cut in water number one is on
the ground he's hurt I holler back at
you no more let me
you what's going on J they cut into an
old mine up there and his water pouring
in the mines is everybody okay he said
James was hurt they're going to get him
to safety hold her back just soon as
they find out what's going on okay let's
go ahead and get our emergency response
plan out start contacting everybody we
need to M State company officials M
rescue okay okay Arville you holler
underground and start getting everybody
out and let's go ahead and print us off
at last known location of all the
employees we do all
right all right guys listen we need to
get James on a man trip as quick as we
can hello outside
outside Hey listen we still got water
pouring in here we got James on a
stretcher we're carrying him to the man
trip we're going to bring him out the
secondary Escape way right
now said it sex was flooding it's got to
be into that old Minds it's been showing
about a week moer coming in in it's been
wet the Coal's been soft and evidence is
there that we're advancing old works
well if they've hit water it'll probably
come back and hit this dip guys if that
water gets in them electrical boxes
we'll L are underground P what about our
tracking
Communications all right guys get out of
here Jeremy have you contacted everybody
yeah I got a hold of the state and
federal talked to Ronnie the M rescue
team's on their way we got an ambulance
coming okay
good I bet the underground power just
knocked we just lost our tracking
Communications and monitoring
too
[Music]
that's not
good hello outside
outside hello
[Music]
outside guys our roadway is blocked due
to this dip we need to go check our
intake and our return to see if they're
clear Jim you and Tony go to the intake
and see what we got I'm going to take
Mark with me see if the return's clear
the rest of you guys go back to the man
trip and check on
[Music]
James what happened to the power all we
know right now is that one right section
has cut into that old mines and they
they're reporting a lot of water coming
out of the face what I think is probably
made it down to the dip and gotten that
power center so right now we need to be
looking at getting power back as close
as we can to that point and uh trying to
get some pumps involved trying to get
some of this water off of we have a box
about 10 breaks out by that if that's
the case then that shouldn't be a
problem getting power restored back to
that point okay what about pumps all we
have right now are two 15 horsepower
pumps we probably need to get some
bigger ones on the way okay AR what
about water line I've got some water Lin
stored underground we need to be
thinking about who we want to do that
some competent people and Jamie we need
to see about from the power box out by
maybe hooking up a DB box to power these
pumps and how close and how much cable
we need to get there okay uh first of
all let's get on our fan and our
substation monitor those and AR would
have somebody monitor the return Airways
so get some readings we probably got
black damp coming down the return so you
stay on the clear air side and I'll go
in and check and see what we got just be
careful all
[Music]
right
[Music]
man the return's blocked by water two in
the dip and I'm getting low O2 in there
hello
outside outside outside
outside let's get back to the other
guys
so how'd that return look it's blocked
by water in the dip how's the intake
it's blocked by water too our methan
levels are coming up and our oxygen is
still
dropping guys all of our entries are
blocked by water in the
dip methane's rising and our oxygen
levels are
dropping it's only going to get worse as
the water pours in from that Old Mine
hello
outside outside hello outside outside
outside
outside guys there's no way out what we
going to do now boss Refuge chamber it
looks like that's our only option Oh no
you're not getting me in that thing hey
nobody wants to get in that thing Dave
I'm telling you I'm not getting in it
James do you want to see your family
again do you want to watch sawer grow
up sometimes we have to do things that
we don't want to do in order to be safe
we have to
do guys our oxygen still dropping it's
time to make a
decision all right let's get in the
chamber guys we have great mind rescue
teams they're going to get in here
they're going to pump the water they're
going to get us out
quick everybody make sure you grab your
Rescuers James I have
yours let's go deploy this
[Music]
chamber water line to the surface and
also an accessible Bo okay hello Ronnie
Marvin Tim since the last time we talked
we have lost our power tracking and
Communications what we know is that
we've got seven men unac accounted for
we have breached in the number one entry
into the old mines we've got a lot of
water rushing in the last communication
from the section Foreman is is telling
us that the section is flooding
according to the computer records the
license on tracking they were in by the
deal on one right and we do have the
rest of the men outside they've been
evacuated and physically checked out on
the check in BO what we think is they're
they're trying to get down the secondary
Escape way they do have one man injured
we don't know how bad but with that we
do have a lot of water coming in tell
them about our our elevation tra but
looking at the elev a it looks like the
water comes in one and two runs over a
Crest into a dip it also looks like
there's enough open space for air to
flow through it also seems as if these
guys should be in high ground right now
with power Jamie's come up with a plan
okay what we're going to do on that
we've got a roadway Transformer in this
this spot I'm going to disconnect the
high voltage cable going in by that and
isolate it going to run a DV box from
this point up to the water hole and
we're going to pump from there which
Arville just said that they had four
pumps coming and this box only has two
breakers on it so I'm going to have to
put two more panels in which I should be
able to have that done before the pumps
get here okay with your mind rescue how
many guys you got we have three teams
that's headed this way and they should
be here very shortly and also we have
three other teams that uh that will be
here uh very shortly also what about
your uh Tim and Marvin your agencies the
Mind safety and health Ministry
Administration has support Personnel uh
in route for the help with the rescue
operation thank you Tim uh the division
of Mind safety we have our support
Personnel also in route and a m rescue
teams we need to get started what we
going to have to do on the safety side
Mitch uh we're going to have to get a
together an action plan Tim and Marvin
if you guys would step into my office
we'll put us together an action plan and
we've cut into that we think and we're
concerned about black down so time is is
a let's get started
[Music]
hey Mark hey Ronnie we got both Maxum
teams are here so the Kentucky team just
just pulled in behind us so we got three
teams here I got jury outside getting
all the guys stuff together they're
getting their gear on whenever you're
ready for us we'll be ready to go let's
let them get ready and then uh what I
want you to do today too if you would is
to coordinate our efforts there in the
Fresh Air Base force and uh and we'll
have a briefing with the teams as soon
as we get ready for that we'll do it
anything all right thank you
[Music]
bu
[Music]
right here guys
table te good let's gather up
everything's loaded let's go get a
brief
what just happened we cuted that old
man yeah and we're getting some black
damp coming in wonder how low it's
getting Mark yeah Dave you you want me
to get us gas reading outside yeah buddy
go ahead and do that for
us Dave what exactly is in Black Dam
well you got some carbon dioxide and low
oxygen and some other gases you
definitely don't want to be breathing
down to 16% now does anybody know what
we had we came in it was around 19 still
dropping so how long you think it'll
take that rescue team to get
here it'll take a while you see how much
water was coming in here you got a lot
of water to pump how about you Tim you
doing
okay I'm just a little excited but I'll
be all
right here you go Bud have a drink of
water thanks man hey man did you ever
get into that apple
[Music]
pie
guys appreciate you all showing up today
and helping us through this m emergency
and uh I'm going to discuss their
briefing of where we're at with our
emergency and also we'll discuss our
approved rescue and recovery action plan
our one right section apparently has cut
into the abandoned mine adjacent to us
the last word we had from Dave green and
his six-man crew were that they were
traveling down the secondary Escape way
and and trying to get out of the m
we do know that a minor operator was Hur
in the event in the inundation and we do
have a lot of water coming in from the
old mine We Fear also that with the
water that we will have some black damp
our entries are in number one and two
are intake entries uh the primary Escape
way is in the number one entry the
number three entry is our secondary
Escape way or belt number four or number
five and six are return entries we have
a refuge chamber located here it is in
by the dip one thing we are concerned
about is that we do have a dip in this
area and a way our elevations show we
are afraid that this will block or
possibly roof with water we do have a
blowing fan which we do have positive
pressure headed toward the old mine but
also our fan water gauge is higher than
what it normally was so we're very
concerned that we're getting blocked in
our Airway and we're afraid that our
water is getting roofed that is a big
concern and also we've lost our
Communications we've lost our power uh
tracking monitoring systems due to the
water and we feel that this water in
this area has made that possible with
Dave's experience and responsible person
training as well as his mind Rescue
Training we know Dave will make every
effort he can to to try to get to the
outside but at Last Resort we feel the
Refuge chamber is in a safe place
because
due to our deep area we feel that if
this area does roof that it will pour
out by because due to elevations we do
not feel that it's going to be a danger
of going in by and affecting a refuge
chamber area looking at some of the our
points here for our approved plan we
have three teams now on site and we'll
have two of the teams traveling
underground one will be exploring the
other one will be at the fresh air
basees a backup and we'll leave one team
here on the surface we also have three
other teams on the way and it should be
here shortly we want you to First
reestablish our communication system
with both hard lines and what we're
going to also establish a fresh air base
now we have doors here at the 91st cross
cut and this is out by what we would
call the dip area where uh we think this
would be a safe area and what we would
want to do is establish a fresh air base
uh that would be approximately three
brakes out by what we think would be the
water area we want you to know notify us
when you get to the 91st
Crosscut and after you establish
Communications to the Fresh Air Base
you'll be taking some emergency
ventilation equipment with you we want
you to explore up to the water which you
possibly could find roofed and in doing
that we will also be concerned about our
ventilation and stalling our fan what
we're going to ask you to do is to keep
the intake open to where we can get as
much air as possible in by to Dave and
his crew as as well as also short Circ
some of the a so we can satisfy our fan
and and allow it to go to the return and
keep it ventilated once we come through
the doors and we take gas readings and
we determine where our water levels are
and where we can and can't go and
determine this area is clear we will go
in we'll also build temporary stopping
across our number three and four entries
so that any of the black damp or air
from the section cannot come back down
the roadway and contaminate our
secondary Escape way and this will allow
some air to go to the section and block
our uh secondary Escape way and neutral
entries and allow the air to Short
Circuit over to her return and go out
after you explore and clear the area out
by the water it will send other
personnel and equipment to help you
start preparations to pump the water and
we'll pump in the number three entry
we'll connect two pump discharge lines
into our 8 in water supply line to drain
to the surface and we'll send
electricians to disconnect the high
voltage and isolate the the power so
that we can get our pumps going we'll be
using these two doors as like I said
here at the 91st Crosscut to allow the
splitter of ventilation to try to keep
positive pressure toward the section as
well as satisfying our
return You know guys thanks again for
everything that you've done and showing
up today at this emergency and uh you
know be safe uh may God be with you
let's try to get our minors out safe and
then thanks again
[Music]
Again Jim did I tell you that band
Caleb's playing in they're going to
Nashville next week to make CD oh man
that's awesome what day they leaving I
think it's Thursday or Friday might be
the same day that Carly's leaving for
Morehead I mean she's actually leaving
tomorrow she got that scholarship from
the Kentucky State Governor that's cool
at fourwheeler I got sawer man he loves
that thing took him out to the lake this
weekend he was tearing it up oh that's
awesome I love it Isabella went to the
principal's office again
yesterday hey guys I'm not feeling very
well yeah I've got a bad like guys we
got 20.8 oxygen and no carbon dioxide
guys we really need to conserve our our
lights our water and our food let's just
burn one light at a time and we can
start with
mine hello Command
Center yeah go ahead got all six entries
blocked with almost roof with water
we've established a fresh air base both
teams are
present uh we've got a hard line with a
foam to it we built temporary stopping
in number three and number four an
airlock just in by three section
ventilations you got 325 and intake
135 across number one number two entries
okay I got gas readings for you all
right go ahead 1 two4 20.8
02 0%
CH4 number five entry 16.4%
02 0% CH4 all right number six entry
16.2%
02 0.2
CH4
hey Dave about saying a
prayer sure
Bud Heavenly
Father we're in a tough spot and if
we've ever needed you we need you now
God I just pray that you would watch
over the Mind rescue teams as they work
and help them to work as safely and as
quickly as possible to get us out that
we might see our families again in Jesus
name I pray amen amen thanks thank you
this team one the water Line's laid the
pump's ready to be energized when you
say okay Jerry go ahead and start
pumping uh remember you need to get uh
seven scsr to take with you when you're
able to get through the water okay all
right guys we're ready to pump I'm TI to
sit here why don't we just put on a resc
go meet the team I mean if they're
coming they got to be close by now Tim
if we open these doors and contaminate
our shelter we're not going to have a
safe place to go leaving this shelter is
a dangerous risk Dave's right and we
need to conserve our Rescuers we might
need them later we need to stay right
here and besides I'm actually kind of
comfortable James I thought you was
never getting in one of these hey who
knew man I might get one for the
backyard hello Command
Center yeah go ahead Jerry yeah the
water's down enough uh for us to get
through it all right let's Advance on
toward the Refuge chamber and you guys
be careful all right let's go
[Music]
boys man it seems like we've been here
for days should be all right man man
team's on the way they're going get us I
got be get close hey guys hush hush hush
is it was it t I believe hey over
[Applause]
[Music]
[Applause]
here hey
guys come out listen you got low2 is
your inner door closed for your airlock
yeah it's closed come get listen do you
have Rescuers yeah we have Rescuers
we're going to come in and just just
hang tight don't come
[Music]
out
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
h
[Music]
hello Center
[Music]
hello go ahead Dave and his crew they're
all okay and we're headed for the high
top the Lord is answered their prayers
they're all
[Music]
safe
[Music]
in the mid 1990s I went through a very
similar situation to the video you've
just seen as a coal miner we had a
section in the mines 3 or 4,000 ft deep
in the mines and we cut into an old
mines it was a dotted line map bes
inside us the map was off 800 to 900 ft
and when we cut into it it was a large
ination that came in over the minor uh
everyone retreated back and and they all
reacted properly with a lot of training
they knew to to make their way out of
the mines we were mining down dip the
water was gathering quickly on the
section they made sure all the men were
accounted for they loaded up on the man
trips and headed toward the surface
having no idea that we were going to hit
that water because our mind map we knew
was very accurate that was kept up
weakly but these dotted line
Maps is what happened was the problem
when we encountered that it was off 800
something feet so as the water came out
once it accumulated on the section and
we made our way back in the mines to
assess the damage and what we had to do
to reestablish uh ventilation and to get
back to the section at this time we
encountered black damp the water had
displaced the the bad air of the black
damp in in the old mines and as the
water came out then the black dank
followed behind it so once again we had
a serious condition life-threatening
emergency situation we had to deal with
we had to establish our ventilation the
right way to take care of the bad air
and as we did that we worked our way
back toward the section and realized
that what had happened here was
something that we didn't really realize
that we would be facing but we we dealt
with the inundation which is the fear of
it as the men told me uh they were able
to load up and come but then the next
fear that we had to realize was the
black Dan that would be falling behind
it and we dealt with that as we went
back so it was a very serious emergency
situation that can happen in any mind at
any time every day as you can see from
this video guys water ination can occur
at any time in any mines in any section
and when you're on your section you need
to know what to do you need to be well
trained as youve seen in this video you
need to know what to look for when
you're on that section and that begins
by looking at your map of the section
look when you're on the surface know
where your section is know where the old
mines are look for these dotted line
Maps if you don't understand them talk
to your supervisor about them they can
tell you where they are and what you're
looking at when you go underground you
need to be looking for signs that are
there that's what these quarterly drills
are for to prepare you and to train you
and these quarterly drills guys take
them serious no what you need to do when
this situation arises in your minds know
the signs when you go underground look
for the soft coal for the soft ribs the
soft faces look for water that may be
seeping out of the ribs or the faces or
coming out of the roof any kind of
change in conditions that showing water
that may be coming from an old mindes
that is close to you know that as this
water runs down that this black damp is
going to displace the water and then
it's going to inate into the section and
be be prepared to Dawn your scsr or
maybe to have to go into this shelter as
we've seen here in this video know your
training know what to do when this
occurs this can happen to anyone at any
time in any Minds if you're ever in an
emergency situation where there's no way
out you need to lead the way step up to
the plate and make the right
choice sometimes you have to do the
things you don't want to do to stay
safe
[Music]