ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH AT 3:45 PM, THE FIRE BOSS FOUND A ROOF FALL BETWEEN NO.52 AND NO.53 CROSSCUT IN THE 3 LEFT WEST RETURN. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET LONG, 17 FEET WIDE AND 8 FT T O 9 FT HIGH. THE AREA HAD MUD STONE, SHALES AND COAL TOP WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL IN THIS AREA. NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE WAS OBSERVED IN THIS AREA PROIR TO THE ROOF FALL.