Alloy Surface Mine Coal

Loading a shot, walked to the next hole, right leg started to tingle, bent down to pick up a booster, strain to low back

Using 1 inch drive impact to remove bolts from dozer and felt strain in back

Operator states that he was dumping a load of rock when the truck bed came down and jarred his tailbone. X-rays revealed no broken bones. Bruised tailbone.

Operator was working a D-11 dozer near the highwall when a rock fell from the highwall and came through window in the cab door striking him on the left ankle. He was transported to the hospital where a splint was applied - bruising & swelling, nothing broken.

A 789 rock truck steering hose ruptured and sprayed oil onto the engine. The oil caught fire and the truck operator and another operator inhaled fire extinguisher chemicals while helping to extinguish the fire. The chemicals irritated the lungs and eyes.

A 789 rock truck steering hose ruptured and sprayed oil onto the engine. The oil caught fire and the truck operator and another operator inhaled fire extinguisher chemicals while helping to extinguish the fire. The chemicals irritated the lungs and eyes.

Employee was operating an excavator; he swung the machine to the right and struck a rock. The machine came to a sudden stop. The operator then complained of neck strain and headache.

Employee was preparing to quit for the day when he stepped on something in the mud and sprained his knee.

Victim was assisting with pulling the cars out of the hole that was finished. He go his right foot caught between the push assembly and one of the cars. Foot was bruised & swollen on top. Missed two days work.

Victim picked up a drill bit for highwall drill and caused an existing hernia to be reinjured. Missed one days work.

Employee had filled the hydraulic tank on the dozer and was dismounting when he slipped and fell. His right foot was caught behind the pusharm and he fell backwards to the ground twisting his right knee. Either strained knee or possibly torn ligament. Still awaiting evaluation of xrays/scans by medical personnel.

EE says he rolled a small rock off a push arm on a dozer. He then proceeded to another piece of equipment and his back started hurting.

Employee was going into the parts trailer, slipped and fell off the steps to the ground. Initial medical result was broken upper fibula and strained ankle. He went to his family doctor on 11/1 and futher exams showed a broken right ankle with some misalignment of the pieces of bone. Surgery to put screws in these pieces was done on 11/3. First lost work day was on 11/1.

EE was climbing down from a loader after finishing with servicing. He slipped on the bottom step and twisted his ankle. Diagnosed with a cracked bone in ankle.

Victim was climbing onto the generator when he slipped and caught himself with his hand on the floor. Complained of pain in left thumb but continued working. After his shift ended he went to the Emergency Room and an x-ray revealed a fractured thumb.

Victim was hooking up a power connection (cathead) on a highwall miner and lacerated the middle finger on his right hand. Six stitches to close the wound.

When finishing with maintenance/repair on water truck, victim's hand slipped on grab rail and he fell to the ground. No substantial injuries, just stove up and sore.

Operator was using loader to clean coal in the pit. The bucket on the loader rolled down and caught hard section of rock causing the loader to jerk to a stop. Pulled muscle in his neck.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RIGHT ANGLE AIR DRILL TO DRILLOUT A BROKEN FITTING AND THE DRILL SLIPPED CAUSING THE BIT TO LACERATE HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEENTHE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 8 SUTURES. THE EE CONTINUES TO WORK AT HIS NORMAL JOB.

EE WAS PULLING ON A TILT CYLINDER PIN WHEN HE FELT POPPING IN LEFT WRIST WITH PAIN. EE NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR ON NOVEMBER 6TH AND HUMAN RESOURCESDID NOT RECEIVE THE ACCIDENT REPORT UNTIL NOV 13

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF MECHANIC'S TRUCK TO GET A PART. HIS MINE LIGHT CORD CAUGHT ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAUSING HIM TO PULL HIS HARD HAT OFF AND STRIKE FOREHEAD ON THE EDGE OF DOOR. 6 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. EMPLOYEE RTW ON NEXT SHIFT SCHEDULED ON REGULAR DUTY.

EE WAS WORKING ON TRUCK BED REPAIRING TAIL SECTION OF BED LINER WHERE HE HAD TO DOG DOWN THE LINER TO BE WELDED. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING A METAL WEDGE TO DOG DOWN THE LINER, THE WEDGE FLEW OUT ST RIKING HIM ON THE FACE.

EE WAS OPERATING 785 ROCK TRUCK & THE SEAT BROKE CAUSING LOW BACK PAIN. HE WORKED UNTIL 2/11/02 & WENT TO THE DOCTOR. ON 2/14/02 WHEN RETURNING ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT HE BEGAN WORKING RES TRICTED DUTY (EE WORKS A 4 ON, 2 OFF SCHEDULE). HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING BUT IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY WHILE GETTING THERAPY TREATMENTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE TO WORK UP HAUL ROAD. VEHICLE OVERHEATED, HE PARKED VEHICLE, RODE TO JOB WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WHEN HE CAME BACK, VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MGMT IS REPORTING THIS DUE TO THE FIRE OCCURRING ON THE HAUL ROAD. THIS WAS REPORTED BY PHONE TO MT CARBON 7/20/01.

THIS EE WAS HELPING FLAG NEW PERMIT AREA & SLIPPED WHILE GETTING DOWN OFF OF A TREE STUMP. HE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK AND ON 5-15-01 WENT TO A SPECIALIST WHO DETERMINED THIS EE HAS A STRESS FRAC TURE OF HIS HEEL. THIS EE IS NOT ASSIGNED TO THIS IS A MEDICALLY REPORTABLE EVENT. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUES TO WORK AT THIS TIME.

EE WAS HOOKING A STRAP ONTO PIPE IN POND DURING CLEANING. OPERATOR OF EXCAVATOR LEFT HYDRAULICS ON DURING PROCESS OF GOING TO HELP EE.IN DOING SO THE BUCKET WENT INTO EE'S LEG ABOUT BOOT HIGH

WHILE GETTING PARTS OUT OF VEHICLE, DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON RIGHT HAND. EE WAS ON MINE SITE REPAIRING OUR FIELD SERVICE TRUCK.

A D-11N CAT BULLDZOER WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE. THE DOZER WAS UNATTENDED WHEN FIRE STARTED. THE FIRE BURNED FOR APPROX 20 MINUTES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DOZER HAD BEEN USED ON THE DAY SHI FT AND HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN AT 1700.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PIN THE BREAKOUT WRENCH ON A DRILL. WHILE JOGGING THE HYDRAULIC JACK (THAT CONNECTS TO THE BREAK OUT WRENCH) INTO PLACE. HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT.

THIS EE HAS COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN FOR SOME TIME DUE TO A 1987 INJURY BASED ON MEDICAL EVIDENCE RECIEVED THAT INDICATED THE AMOUNT OF DRIVING AND LENGTH OF HOURS EE WORKS MGMT IS REPORTIN G AN OCEV PATIONAL ILLNESS AND DUE TO REPETIVE TRUMA ASSOCATED WITH THIS EE JOB.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A RAG WITH A POCKET KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS FINGER

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO KNOCK IN A PIN ON THE TRACK OF A DRILL A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFFTHE PIN & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT LEG

TRUCK DRIVER WENT IN TOWARDS PIT AS DOZER WAS PUSHING OVER ROCK AND DID NOT COMMUNICATE.BASES WERE NOT AWARE OF EMPLOYEES GOING IN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN PARKING AREA. SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE.

WE ARE UNSURE WHETHER THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY VANDALISM OR NOT-IT OCCURRED DURING AN OFF SHIFT. FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE CAB AND SPREAD TO THE AREA BELOW THE CAB. ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY WV STATE POLICE. DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IS UNCERTAIN CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED BY OUR INSURANCE ADJUSTER.

EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT ARM STRETCHED OUT HOLDING METAL BOX WHILE DRILLING HOLES IN THE BOX WITH THEH RIGHT HAND. THE STRETCHING INVOLVED IN DOING THIHS TASK CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS BACK AND SHOLDER.

EE WAS CHECKING EQUIPMENT. VIBRATION OF EQUIPMENT CAUSED DIRT TO COME LOOSE AND FALL INTO EE S EYE.

EE WAS HAULING COAL TO THE WASH PLANT. ON RETURN TO THE PIT. OPERATOR STARTED DOWN THE HILL. HIS BRAKES FAILED AT THAT TIME. EE RAN THE TRUCK INTO THE BERM TO STOP. THE TRUCK STOPPED AND THEN STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE EE PANICKED AND JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL ON A ROCK TRUCK. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE HIT HIS ARM ON THET RUCK FRAME.

TRUCK RAN OUT OF FUEL-DRIVER STARTED BACKWARD DOWN HILL. DRIVER DROVE TRUCK INTO DITCH TO STOP TRUCK TURNED OVER ON SIDE.

EMPLOYEE'S CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE WHILE STANDING TOO CLOSE TO FIRE BARRELL. EMPLOYEE BURNE DHIS HAND WHILE PUTTINGOTU THE FIRE ON HIS CLOTHES.

WHILE GETTING OFF OF HIGHWALL DRILL EE CLAIMS THAT HE SLIPPED ON THE DECK FELL TO THE GROUND, STRUCK HIS LOWER LEFT BACK AREA WHICH CAUSED A LUMBAR SACRAL SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING RADIATOR ON D-11 DOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN & CONTUSIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ENGINE OIL IN DOZER WHEN HIS ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL CSP WIRING. EKMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR ELECTRICAL SHOCK & COMPLAINED OF "TINGLING" IN RIGHT ARM. NOTE: ACCI DENT NOT REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL 6/2/93.

36539ACT COAL TRUCK LOST CONTROL AND WAS COMING TOWARD THE BACKHOE. THE BACKHOE OPERATOR SAW THE COAL TRUCK COMING TOWARD HIM AND JUMPED OUT OF EQUIPMENT.

75926N INJURED WAS SPLICING A CB CABLE WIRE AND THE KNIFE HE WAS USING CLOSED ON HIS RT INDEX FINGER.

AUTOMATIC TARP BROKE GETTING ON TRUCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

LIFTING BAGS PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA

CITIM WAS IN ROUTINE FILLING PROCEDURES VICTIM WAS ON TOP OF TRUCK. SLIPPED OFF TRUCK LANDING ON HIS FEET. COLLAPSED ON GROUND ATTEMPTED TO STAND SEVERE PAIN TO RIGHT HIP AND LEG.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A 785 ROCK TRUCK.HE STARTED GETTING SICK SO HE WAS TAKEN OFF THE TRUCK AND SENT TO THE HOSPITAL.EXHAUST FUMES/SMOKE CAME INTO CAB OF TRUCK.

WHILE HAULING COAL FROM PIT TO THE CRUSHER A LARGE ROCK WAS PUSHED DOWN THE SLOPE ONTO THE HAULROAD THE ROCK CAME FROM THE SPOIL AREA BEING WORKED BY APPALACHIAN MINING ALLOY #1 MINE ROCK STRU CK THE TRUCK ON DRIVERS SIDE AT LOCATION OF THE DOOR

WAS PUTTING BUSHINGS ON A DOZER & PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS BACK & SHOULDER

HE WAS USING ETHER TO CLEAN ENGINE OFF WHILE LOOKING FOR OIL LEAK. ETHER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN BURNS TO FACE & BOTH ARMS.

WORKING ON DOZER CHISEL FELL HIT HIM ON HEAD

EE HAD BEEN PUTTING OIL IN 785 ROCK TRUCK, WHEN THE HYDRAULIC JACK FELL ON FOOT.

EMPL WAS WORKING UNDER LOADER AND STOOD UP WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY SHARP PIRVCR OG MRYSL IN LRGY RST.

CLEANING DUST COLLECTOR ON DRILL AND RAISED HIT HEAD

HE WAS CLIMBING ON ROCK TURCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL HITTING HIS RIBS ON BUMPER.

I,NAME WAS RUNNING A LOADER WHILE TRYING TO MOVE SOME ROCK, ONE OF THE TEETH BROKE, CAUSING THE LOADER TO SIT DOWN WITH A JOLT.

HE WAS CLIMBING UP ON FUEL TRUCK AND PULLED BACK.

HE WAS TIGHTENING CHAIN ON DRILL AND WRENCH SLIPPED, HURTING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS A SLICK SURFACE AND LOST HIS TRACTION AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND SHOULDER, CAUSING HIS SHOULDER TO BECOME IMPACTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A WIRE THAT WAS CAUGHT AGAINST SOME STEPS.THE STEPS CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON THE CHIN,CUTTING CHIN AND REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.

EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF MACK DRILL TRUCK & SLIPPED OFF LAST STEP CAUSING HIM TO TWIST BODY WHICH INJURED BACK.

WHILE BUILDING A POND DOZER OPERATOR STARTED DOWN THE INCLINE A LOOSE ROCK ROLLED HITTING THE DOZER AND FLIPPING DOZER CAUSING IT TO ROLL DOWN HILL.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANIC CONNECT A HYDRAULIC OIL TUBE TO THE TOP OF A BLADE LIFT CYLINDER. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY THE TUBE INTO POSITION. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL . EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A SPRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM.

TRUCK LOADED IN PIT AREA STARTED DOWN RAMP TO DUMP SITE FOR DUMPING. APPLIED RETARDER (DID NOT WORK). FOOT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. EMERGENCY AND PARK BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK. THIS IS WHAT TH E OPERATOR TOLD FOREMAN. TRUCK OVERTURNED CAUSING THE OPERATORS SHOULDER TO BE DISLOCATED. DRIVER HAD SEAT BELT ON.

WHILE BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP FUEL HOSE, HE BENT IMPROPERLY CAUSING A MUSCLE TO PULL IN HIS BACK.

WHILE STEPPING UP INTO THE BED OF THE DOZER, THE DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL A ON DOZER CAUSING A CUT TO THE HEAD.

HIGHWALL FELL BACK TO THE MUDSEAM, ONE ROCK HIT A BROKEN ROCK AND BOUNCED OFF AND HIT THE ENDLOADER, BUSTED THE CAB GLASS, TILT JACKS PIECES OF ROCK HIT THE OPERATOR AND BRUISED HIM ALL OVER H IS BODY.