Laurel Branch Surface Coal

EMPLOYEE WENT TO GET IN ROCKTRUCK PLACED A FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP AND BOTH HANDS ON HANDRAIL TO PULL THEMSELVES UP LADDER, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK, PUT FEET BACK ON GROUND AND FELL BACK ON THEIR BACKSIDE BECAUSE OF PAIN THEY FELT IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD A DOZER ROLLER FRAME ONTO ROLLBACK AND WAS STANDING AT WINCH SPOOL ON BED OF TRUCK WHEN CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED THE WINCH CABLE TO RECOIL BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT HAND

Operator of coal truck was descending off 28 hill. Appears driver lost control and exited the truck, struck head on the ground and truck overturned below where driver exited the truck

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM WATER TRUCK TO WATER TANK TO TURN WATER VALVE ON, SAW THAT THE ROPE TO TURN VALVE ON WAS BROKEN, EMPLOYEE WENT TO FIX IT AND STEPPED BETWEEN ROCKS AND TWISTED ANKLE. RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO FIBULA.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN THE BUCKET TOOTH CAUGHT A ROCK AND WHILE LIFTING BUCKET, THE BACK WHEEL CAME OFF GROUND AND THE TOOTH SLIPPED OFF ROCK ALLOWING LOADER TO HIT GROUND, COLLASPING OPERATOR SEAT AND RESULTED IN HURTING EMPLOYEE'S BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL ENGINE ON DOZER, SAID THEY LOST FOOTING AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ON THEIR BACK ONTO TRACK / PUSH ARM OF DOZER AND FELL TO GROUND.

Operator was descending incline while loaded, attempted to change gears, truck wouldn't go in gear, operator made decision to exit the cab causing injury when operator jumped

Employee was Dozer Operator, started shift at 6:00am. Employee was found around 8:00am unresponsive from apparent cardiac arrest.

Climbing into cab of D11R had right hand on a hold of the cab door and footing slipped. Employee hung on to keep from falling, heard a pop and had pain in right elbow. It continued to hurt and felt weak when trying to extended arm out.

Employee was getting in Foreman's pickup. While putting lunch bucket in back of truck, employee said felt something pop in left shoulder.

Employee was helping another employee unload a nitrogen cylinder from mechanics truck (89220). Employee was going to get end of cylinder, while it was being lowered from truck, when EE did it fell from bed pinning EE's left thumb between cylinder and bumper of mechanics truck, resulting in broken left thumb

Employee was on the front fender of 992G loader working on it. When EE finished EE turned from the fender to the deck of the loader and struck head on the mirror bracket resulting in laceration to head.

Company #223, 993K Loader S/N Z9K00471 caught fire and could not be extinguished within 30 minutes. No injuries involved.

Employee was hauling water down Haul road I, as employee came out of turn 3 employee lost the brake and lost control of truck where it traveled approximately 900 feet, employee drove truck up an adjacent road, when the load of water shifted to back causing the truck to overturn.

Employee grabbed a hydraulic hose from hose reel on back of lube truck and wire braiding was protruding from the hose sticking employee in right index finger. Employee started missing work on 04/28/20

Employee stepped out of Lube Truck and twisted EE's ankle

Descending ladder from rock truck got to bottom step when EE's foot slipped and went in between first and second step straining EE's knee.

Employee was operating water truck, while descending downhill ee felt like truck went into neutral ee then applied brakes ran truck upon berm and overturned.

Employee was trying to open driver side door of lube truck when handle broke puncturing left hand

Employee changing sprocket on high wall drill when boom on mechanics truck extended casing EE's left hand to be pinched causing laceration to pinky finger on left hand.

Employee and co-worker picked up a bottle of nitrogen to carry to the truck they were working on. When employee felt a burning sensation in left shoulder.

Employee said got out of truck to turn heater values off then climbed up the step to the side of engine as employee stepped back down felt a sharp pain in left hip.

Employee was driving on haul road at Clintwood Elkhorn, Laurel Branch Job, when vehicle hit a dip in the road and employee felt pain in lower back.

Driver was stepping off cement pad to hook the hose from powder truck to the bin. When EE stepped out of the truck, there was a large rock that EE stepped on and lost balance, which caused EE to sprain right ankle.

Hearing loss claim was made on December 2, 2014. We received the award letter notification on 12/23/2015. His hearing for the award was on December 16, 2015. Employee retired on June 15, 2015.

Employee was going down ladder with fire extinguisher lost his hand hold and fell onto ground hitting his hand on bumper of rock truck and cutting his hand requiring stitches.

Hearing Loss Awarded Date 07/30/2015

Slid into the ditch due to weather conitions

Changing bit on drill, employee was aligning the steel to knock off the bit ring, when the steel broke loose from the head falling and striking employee on the right foot and toes.

Employee was opening the drain valve to drain tank on water truck. He turned to get away from water and ran into the platform for the fire hose stand.

Employee stepped out of mine office and felt pain in his back. Employee worked the rest of the day. He went to the doctor on 6-12-14. He went back to the doctor on 6-20-14 and was taken off work until further notice making his first day of loss time as of Monday 6-23-14. *Employee returned to work on 7/14/14 and went back off work on 7/21/14 as a recurrence of old injury.

Employee was cleaning windshield, foot slipped injured shoulder, later required surgery. Starting missing work on 7/18/13.

Started to climb down from dozer, slipped on push beam and fell to ground hitting his head and his shoulder.

EE came down steps of Loader to ground and when his left foot touched the ground, he turned and twisted his ankle.

An old beech tree log was laying on the ground. Employee was cutting brush around log when it started to roll and rolled over on him, trapping him under the log.