Still Run No 3 Coal

Employer was notified on 12/27/2013 by compensation provider that the employee was diagnosed with hearing loss on 12/16/2013.

EE & co-worker was installing a new head shaft in the #1 buggy in the last open break of the power entry. While splining of the head shaft, the item fell out of place and dropped approximately 2 1/2 feet striking EE in the top portion of his left foot.

Employee was installing a roof bolt in #1 entry, when he lost his footing and fell into the joystick. This engaged the rotation and his right hand was caught by the bolt. The resulting injury was a small laceration and ulna fracture to the hand.

Employer was notified 10/18/2013 by worker's compensation provider that employee had a diagnosis of pneumoconiosis on 9/20/2013.

Employee was granted a 10% award for pneumoconiosis on 8/27/13 by the WV Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board.

Employee was granted an additional hearing loss award on 4/22/13.

Employer completed the employer's report of occupational disease on 4/23/13 upon being informed by the compensation provider of a pneumoconiosis claim filed by the employee on 4/10/13.

Employee was helping pull miner cable, felt something "pull" in his groin area. *Employee did not report injury to Employer until 4/2/13.

Employee was carrying a grease gun to the feeder. He stepped on a rock and his ankle rolled causing him to twist his knee. Employee continued to work regular duties until 8/14/13. He worked 8/14/13 on restricted duty and began missing work on 8/15/13.

Employee was arranging the line curtain near the intersection at the No. 7 face when a rock rib rolled off the corner and struck him on back and side.

Employee was operating Miner in #3 entry Face, He was making his clean up run, when a rib rolled out striking him on his right side and Right foot.

Employee was helping to set a beam on cribs when the beam fell off the crib and struck him on the hand.

Employee was pulling slack in a roof bolting machine cable when a hanger broke loose causing him to lose his balance and fall to the mine floor. He struck his hand against the floor.

Employee was pulling a rock off the side of the scoop caught his finger between the rock and roof.

Employee experienced pain in his shoulder and back after inserting a roof bolt into hole and pulling back on it to straighten it. He was diagnosed with bursitis and shoulder impingement (supraspinatus).This is an occupationally related condition as he repetitively performs this pulling motion while installing roof bolts and bending them straight.

Employee was going to put power on #3 D Box, He had reenter cable on cat head. When he went to put breaker in, and the breaker Blew Up burning his left hand and fingers.

Employee was hanging miner cable with a coworker when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

EE was on his knees cleaning coal from a rubber mat and experienced pain in his left knee. He consistently experiences pain in this knee as a result of crawling, walking, bending in low coal conditions. He has had the ACL replace in this knee and experiences pain from routine activities. He attributed the pain to stresses from the activities noted, and to no one event.

While roof bolting employee put hand on bolt & was trying to spin it to get it in the top. His hand got caught on the bolt & the plate spun around and cut hand and twisted wrist & arm. Employee was wearing gloves & arm guard at the time of accident.

EE was doing inventory when a truck pulled up and the EE turned around then twisting her left knee.