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Sitting in feeder using the Air-Arc in an awkward position. When EE attempted to stand back up had extreme pain in back.

IE stated was on the off operator side of a roof bolter. They were positioning the machine to install a bolt, and EE got right foot run over by the front tire of the bolter

Track dozer operator pushing down in the cast and was backing up over the coal rib which jarred the operator resulting in a back strain/sprain

Chipping rust with air chipper, rust/dust entered eye

EE stated EE was installing the 1st rib bolt on the opr side. After drilling hole, EE inserted top of the bolt into hole and the plate became stuck in gob. EE jerked the bolt & felt a pain in EE's left shoulder. EE was transported outside & refused ambulance. At Bluefield Reg. Hosp ER EE rec'd X ray. EE was restricted from work until visit to specialist. Started missing on 3/17/16.

While pushing roof bolt into hole the roof bolt stopped abruptly and the employee felt pain in abdomen. The employee was diagnosed with a hernia and worked till 5/13/2016 when employee went off for surgery.

Employee was cutting 1 inch steel plate on the bumper of a service truck. As employee completed the cut, the plate shifted. The small finger on the left hand was pinched. A fracture and laceration resulted. The first shift missed was on March 7, 2016.

Employee was using a 1" air impact wrench to remove bolts from a cutting edge lip protector on a 993K CAT loader. EE was removing a bolt and it began to rotate. EE pushed up on the bolt and bumped the rotation of the air impact hoping the bolt would lock back into position but instead the bolt spun causing a laceration to EE's left index finger. This resulted in 17 stitches.

Employee was operating a road grader blading a haul road, backed the machine up and ran over a large rock jarring the operator which caused the operator to experience pain in the neck and shoulder area. The doctor diagnosed this as a neck strain/sprain. Prescribed pain medication and physical therapy.

Employee was backing EE's DI dozer up the slope when the tracks got stuck on a rock. This caused the dozer to jar a little bit. The employee stated EE had pain in EE's neck later on.

Attempting to clean torch tip, employee burnt left hand with a lit torch.

Burning with torch. Torch came into contact with right hand.

Employee plus one was thawing a water line. One was using a weed burner to thaw ice while the other was twisting and bending the line to help break the ice. Air was also being used to push the ice. A large amount of ice broke loose at once causing the line to move abruptly. The coupling of the line struck the employee on the knee cap.

Employee stated EE was attempting to straighten and align a roof bolt into the drill pot chuck using both hands. When EE tried to straighten the bolt, it suddenly spun around causing EE to awkwardly lunge forward. This sudden motion caused a sharp pain in EE's right shoulder. Employee was transported to the doctor where X rays indicated negative for any fractures.

Employee was bending a roof bolt in #8 entry when the bolt slipped and smashed EE's right pinky finger between the bolt and drill chuck

Contractor employee was installing resin bolts in the face of No. 8 entry. Employee was pushing the bolt over with the palm of employee's right hand and as employee was aligning the pin wrench to finish installing the bolt employee engaged the rotation causing the bolt to spring striking employee's right hand.

Employee was rock dusting when the rock dust hose came apart at a joint and struck EE in the face and blew rock dust in eyes. The employee was diagnosed with concussion symptoms on 11/25/2015 and taken off work.

Caught his left ring finger between the centralizer and the drill steel while bolting. Diagnosed with laceration and a simple fracture to the tip of his left ring finger. Received 4 sutures.

Employee was installing an anchor bolt in the #5 heading. He was pushing the bolt to the top, stopped up pressure to turn the anchor, then continued pushing the bolt up. He caught his left middle finger between the wrench and the anchor resulting in a laceration requiring 3 stitches.

EE stated that while he was grinding on a weld Saturday he felt like dust in his eye but thought he wiped it out. He finished his shift and Sunday morning he woke and felt something in his eye. He went to the eye doctor on Monday morning where the dust was removed and he was prescribed antibiotic drops for his eyes. He returned to work the next shift with a full release.

Employee was doing a clean-up in front of the shovel, when the moldboard caught a rock stopping the blade's forward motion jarring the employee's neck and back.

EE was Rib Bolting. Steel was stuck and then broke, coming back and hitting EE on the head in the LT Temple area. EE was transported, via ambulance, to WHS-Greene. He received 6 sutures and a CT scan. The CT showed some possibility of a Skull Fracture and EE was Transported to Ruby Memorial.

Employee injured his right hand/fingers while cleaning the pre-dump on the roof bolter. When he started the suction the flapper valve closed on his right hand. Employee was transported to Raleigh General Hospital for treatment where he received thirty-one (31) sutures.

Employee was straightening step on excavator. He had hooked a chain to bucket of the excavator and to the step and instructed the operator to put tension on the chain. As the operator applied tension the weld on the step broke loose allowing the step to strike the employee in the right leg resulting in a laceration requiring 7 stitches.

Bates Contractor was operating Fletcher (DDR) walk thru roof bolter installing wire mesh in the #4 entry on Northeast Mains. His left arm became entangled in the rotating drill steel/chuck causing amputation of the arm at the elbow.

Bates Contractor stated he drilled starter hole and laid his starter steel across & behind the drill head. Installed his finishing steel, proceeded to drill the hole and noticed the starter steel was lying on the drill head. When he grabbed the steel it caught the lip of the canopy jack tubing mashing his fore finger against the scissor bar resulting in a laceration and 3 stitches.

Bates Contractor was tramming miner toward face #7 when his right ankle got caught in a loop of miner cable resulting in a sprained ankle.

Employee was greasing a loader when a grease fitting had come loose. With grease hose in hand, he was coming from under the loader to get tools to replace the fitting. The employee accidentally discharged the grease. The grease struck the employee and embedded under the skin.

Employee had an accident on 5/20/15 he was taken to hospital and released back to work, he continued to have pain, he went back to the ER on 7-6-15 and had more testing he was told to remain away from work until seen by specialist which he did on 8-4-15. We was unaware of him missing work due to the injury on 5-20-15 until he brought us his off work slip.

Employee was jacking the motor back on track with cable attached to flat car. The jack kicked causing the cable to draw tight striking him in the left leg. He was treated at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington.

REPOSITIONING A FULL BOX OF RESIN ON TOP OF CM AND NEEDED MORE LEVERAGE. EE STOOD ON HEAD OF BOLTER. EE REACHED FOR RESIN AND A PART OF HIS CLOTHING OR PIT BELT ENGAGED TIMBER JACK LEVER, DROPPING JACK AND PINCHING LT RING FINGER. EE REQUIRED 9 SUTURES TO CLOSE INJURY. THIS IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Bates Contractor was installing roof bolts with truss bolter and had the canopy raised and was drilling a hole. The collar on the canopy shell had raised up with canopy. He had his hand on the joy stick with his finger extended out. When the collar fell it caught his left index finger between collar and bottom of shell resulting in a fracture and stitches.

An employee was using a Porta Team jack to put a gear box on the shaft of the raw coal seizer. The jack kicked out and struck he employee in the mouth and side of face.

Drilling hole for a tailpiece, cleaning hole by pulling drill up & down the bit fouled lost grip on drill resulting in drill spinning around, striking him in right side of the face. Drill is 39in. long, area was 43in. high. Finished his shift was taken to hospital x-rays=2 small closed fractures to right cheek. Didn't miss any work. First said he was knocked out, later said addled.

The injured was pushing a drill steel into the roof while roof bolting and felt pain in his abdomen. The injured was diagnosed with a hernia. His first missed day was 03/04/2015.

Employee was in the process of placing his finisher and pusher in the drill chuck when the steel clamped together he released the steel and began rotation. The cuff of the glove caught in between the drill chuck and pusher pulling the glove tight on his hand resulting in a fracture.

Drill wrench was bent causing the drill steel to impact the employee's right palm/wrist.

Employee was drilling hole. The finisher steel stuck in the hole and while he was lifting starter up, the finisher fell out of the hole pinching his right pointer finger between the two pieces of steel resulting in 3 stitches.

EE was standing on the side of the bolter to put in a drill steel. The bolter moved or flipped toward the belt and pinned EE's knee between bolter and structure. EE used 1 day (1/20/15) for medical treatment. This is being reported as a NDL (Medical Treatment)incident due to EE going to physical therapy.

Employee was struck with the miner boom while making adjustments to the ventilation controls in the #5 entry. Employee was dragging ventilation curtain through the adjacent cross cut toward the miner which was located in the #5 heading when Employee contacted the moving boom.

Employee was preparing to cut a tree when a limb fell and hit him knocking him to the ground.

IE was bent over the drill head of roof bolter attempting to take suction hose off to get it unplugged. His knee bumped the joy stick causing the drill head assembly to move pinching his left hand (little and ring fingers) in a pinch point on the boom causing injuries to his fingers.

Bolting in #3entry, had drilled 3'of a 6' hole, he inserted the sectional steel into the hole and was aligning it with the bolt wrench, he bumped the rotation while having his hand on the drill steel to assist in aligning the drill steel with the bolt wrench, this rotation grabbed the kevlar sleeve twisting his forearm around the drill steel causing fractures to his forearm.

While roof bolting, ee was picking up gopher drill to move to another area. EE felt a strain/pain in his lower back.

Employee was bolting second cut out of 5 left. He drilled a hole to install a 6' bolt. While installing the bolt he felt pain in his back and right leg. Employee had a prior injury at another mine site to same area.

Another employee was tramming bolter, the cable jerked and pulled a rope hanger down. Injured employee stated the cable pulled sideways and struck him in the right knee. (Bruise to right knee)

Undetected material slid down the T-bar and slid down the mass boom of the T-bar striking the light frame causing the rock to break into small piece striking him on the left shoulder. When he moved away he struck his head on the canopy driving his hard hat down on his left ear causing a laceration resulting in stitches.

After power washing trucks, employee complained of left wrist pain

Employee was in the process of installing a 6' bolt. As he was pushing the bolt up, the bolt started to bend and he hit his rotation causing the bolt wrench to strike him in the nose.

EE was installing rib bolts. When placing wrench on head of bolt, a piece of draw slate fell behind ee, causing him to move foreword. This , in turn, made the wrench speed up and push ee's rt hand into rib between the bolt head. EE received 12 sutures between thumb and forefingers. EE's lost time started 9/11/14