THE EXCESSIVE TAIL ROPE MOVEMENT SWITCH SHUT THE HOIST DOWN AT ABOUT 6P.M. THE HOISTMAN CALLED THE SHIFT FOREMAN ON DUTY TO RESET THIS SWITCH. WHEN THE SHIFT FOREMAN ARRIVED AT THE SUMP, THERE WAS A PILE OF MUCK IN THE SUMP AND THE TAIL ROPES WERE TANGLED. THE HEAD ROPES WERE SLACK AND THE SKIP WAS PARTIALLY OFF THE GUIDES AND THE MEASURING BIN CHUTE AND THE LOWER GATE WERE DAMAGED