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A continuous miner operator was cutting coal out of the #7 heading while positioned on the lefthand inby corner of the #7 entry. One piece of the corner that consisted of coal and rock sloughed off striking EE on the left shoulder and back area. The employee was placed off of work beginning 7/21/25.

An owl shift utility worker was struck in the left arm by a piece of draw rock as EE attempted to drill a hole for bolt installation in the #3L crosscut. This resulted in three cuts to the left forearm that required 16 stitches.

An offside roof bolter operator was injured while attempting to remotely extend EE's ATRS Pad out. While positioned to extend EE's ATRS pad out manually, a piece of draw rock fell on the operator side ATRS causing the offside of the ATRS to raise and strike the offside employee in the face area. This resulted in a concussion and damage to teeth.

While attaching a pull rope to a scoop bucket, the employee was struck on the right hand by a loose section of mine roof.

The employee was struck on the left leg by a section of mine roof while they were cleaning out the operator's deck of a shuttle car.

The offside roof bolter operator was in the process of installing a 2nd roof bolt in the 2nd row when they noticed a piece of draw rock moving out of the corner of their eye. A piece of draw rock measuring approximately 45" by 25" by 1/2" fell striking them just below the left elbow resulting in a cut that required stitches.

A piece of draw rock fell on a roof bolter operator as they were walking back to drop the ATRS to move the bolter up. One row of bolts had been installed.

A piece of draw rock fell from between the last row of bolts and the 2nd from last row of bolts in the #9 heading. The rock struck the employee on the left leg resulting in a broken leg.

The employee was scooping in the #1 heading. The employee placed left hand on top of the scoop panel while operating the scoop with right hand. A piece of draw rock fell on left hand causing lacerations to third, fourth, and fifth fingers.

A piece of draw rock fell on the continuous miner operator while in the #4 heading on the active section.

The employee was scaling the mine roof. A piece of rock fell on employee's head and back, driving them to the ground.

Employee was drilling a bolt hole in #6 entry when a piece of draw rock fell around the drill steel and struck the employee on the head, causing a compression type injury to neck and back.

Employee was traveling outby between a parked continous miner and the rib when a brow and rib fell striking him on the right shoulder, causing a slight separation of the shoulder.

Employee was attempting to remove a tracking cable from under a piece of draw rock that had fallen on the cable. Another piece of draw rock fell and hit his right hand resulting in a laceration to his middle finger requiring stitches.

Employee was putting bolt in hole when a piece of rock fell striking his left middle finger, cutting the end of the finger and nail. He was wearing metacarpal gloves at the time.

Employee was taking out an eye bolt out of a electric motor that he was changing and a piece of draw rock fell and hit his right hand and thumb causing a laceration that took sutures to close the wound

Employee was pulling draw rock with a slate bar when a piece of rock slid down the bar and hit the back of his right hand making a laceration to the top knuckle of the pointer finger that took sutures to close. He was wearing gloves.

Employee was bolting top in the #2 heading. He had put the rib bolt in and as he swung the head to install the second bolt a piece of rock fell and hit him a glancing blow to his left shoulder. He continued to work and due to complication he was put on light duty on June 22, 2012. The restricted days will be reported when he returns to full duty.

As employee was cleaning out the deck on the miner a small piece of rock fell and hit him on top of the right shoulder causing a bruise. He stated that he checked the top before starting work on the deck. He was on restricted duty for 5 days.

Employee was helping with a belt move and a piece of draw rock fell and hit his hip as he was hanging cable near the tail piece in the face area.

Employee was drilling a hole next to a kettle bottom when it suddenly fell out hitting him on the left leg and thigh causing bruises. He was going to put a strap across the kettle bottom. He stated that he checked and sounded the top before starting to drill. He was put on light duty missing no work and returned to full duty on 3-6-2011. He was restricted for 5 days.

Employee was scaling the top with a slate bar as he was checking the mine and as he was pulling a piece rock, a piece slid down the bar and hit his left thumb, causing the bone in the tip of his finger to be broken.

Employee was helping install an air lock door approximately one break inside the mine. They had scaled the top. Later on a piece of rock 10"WX10"LX3" thick fell and hit him on the back as he was bent over.

On 5-1-09 employee was bolting top when a piece of rock fell and hit him on the left arm mid way between the wrist and elbow. X-rays at Buchanan Hospital showed negative. On 5-15-09 an MRI was conducted and a fracture was obsrved.(The orthopedic dr said that it was not borken-it was only a bone bruise by Misc Mail 6/2/09 #6)

Employee was loading a SC in the face when a brow rolled off and hit him in the right shoulder. Due to complications he had an operation on his shoulder on May 15, 2009 and is missing work.

On 6-4-08, employee had a piece of rock fall from the top and hit him on the right foot as he was bolting top and continued to work. His foot swelled up and he started missing work on 6-10-08 and returned 6-17-08.

Employee was bolting top, when a piece of coal with rock fell from the rib/roof and hit him in the side/back, pushing him into the roof bolter controls.

A piece of draw rock fell and hit the employee in the upper back and neck area as he was operating the bolt machine.

Employee left the mantrip and was walking toward the face when a piece of rock (3'X 3'X 6") fell from the roof and hit him in the back. (Misc Mail 7/16/07 #38-add narrative-Due to complication started missing work on 7/9/07)

Emp.was in the face of the #1 entry marking the date, time, and initial when a piece of rock fell on him.

EE was drilling in rock to install roof bolt. Piece of draw rock fell, hitting his upper left arm and cutting it. Took 17 staples to close wound.