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Employee was attempting to fill a water cart when the water fill-up hose slipped from hands. The pressure from the hose caused the metal end to strike lower lip causing a laceration.

Traveling in man trip, chain hoist fell out of moving man trip, attempted to catch hoist when finger became caught between & severed end of right middle finger. Cause of injury hoist not secured. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with regulation/rules/PPE. Miner proficiency may have been a factor.

Lubricated the rollers and cleaned the channel.

Employee was attempting to trim some skirt rubber from a dump point. Employee used pliers in left hand to bend the skirt rubber back to assist in trimming the skirt. With a utility knife in right hand, employee cut away from body. The knife slipped out of the skirt rubber and lacerated the base of left thumb/hand which was slightly out in front of the knife.

Employee was trying to pin relay bar to shield. To help align the holes for the pin EE used another pin to let the relay bar roll along & push it over. When EE pushed the ram out, the pin popped out striking EE in the right foot.

They found a pinched wire.

We had a minor roof fall in TG2 at xc 78 (approximately 30 xcuts outby the section) between 3-4 entries that was above the anchorage point but did not impede travel or ventilation.

Employee was walking back to tool boxes in the travelroad after being at the face. A piece of shale fell through the mesh measuring 3"X3"X1" thick hit EE above the right eyebrow causing a 1" cut that had to have stitches put in it.

Elevator not working properly and they had to change a magnet.

Employee was removing a 42" bottom roller out of its bracket while the belt was locked out. EE was on knees beside the belt with right hand on the floor. When the roller came out of the bracket it struck EE on the right wrist and lower part of right arm.

I.E. was loading a water booster pump into an empty sled after a 3rd shift power move. As EE was assisting getting it in the sled, right forearm was caught between a rail of the pump & the sled. EE missed no work until Oct. 26th 2016. EE has went off for a surgery on hand that the Dr. says has to do with the incident in May.

door switches not working properly

Lost power to elevator due to a storm

Employee was running a miner and cutting when a piece of metal broke off a bit and flew back hitting the operator on the right hand.

EE was standing behind the operator while operator was setting the ATRS. The ATRS was almost to the top when a rock fell out hitting the ATRS and sliding down towards the canopy. The rock struck the canopy and bounced off striking the EE on the top of right hand causing a laceration that resulted in 6 stitches. The top was 14' high and the rock was 20"x14"x3" about 20 pounds.

Cutting rubber skirting with razor knife: laceration to right index and middle finger requiring 7 sutures.

Employee was inserting a tow bar into the socket on the shearer to remove a DA Ram that had been replaced. While trying to attach the DA Ram to the tow bar the employee pinched left hand, below the thumb between the tow bar and the ram. This caused a small laceration that resulted in 3 stitches.

Electrical faults resulting in blown fuses, changed fuses.

Employee was holding rib mesh up with a 6' rod to keep self away from rib while mesh was bolted. EE went to step away and EE's foot was under a loose rock causing EE to fall.

Employee was using a pry bar to pry up a valve bank on a continuous miner when the bar slipped causing the employee to fall. When the employee fell their feet stayed planted to the ground causing EE's body to roll over right ankle causing a fracture to EE's ankle

The injured employee went to talk to the scoop operator and put left hand on the side of the scoop bucket. EE didn't realize the scoop was running & the operator was pulling the ram back. It caught EE's left middle finger between the side of the bucket and the side of the ram blade which pinched EE's finger in it.

Employee was using a hammer and a pit punch to knock out a broken bit cone on a miner when a piece of metal flew off and cut EE's middle finger on left hand. The employee received four sutures to repair the wound.

Wear and tear over several years and repetitive movements. This is an occupational illness. Employee had repairs done on 4/12/17 and will be off work for several weeks.

Employee was hauling a load of trash out with a tractor. Employee hit a bump causing their head to strike the canopy of the tractor. This accident happened on 3/9/16. Employee just missed their first day of work due to the incident on 7/18/2016.

Employee was pulling a piece of 8" plastic pipe in the mine. The rigging loosened up that secured the pipe to the mantrip and the pipe slid forward when the operator slowed and struck EE in the right forearm.

Employee was walking the intake/primary escape way for quarterly fire drill. As ee was about to cross under an under cast, ee raised up slightly striking the "I" beam with face/nose.

Employee was disconnecting shuttle car cat heads for the power move. They started to pull the middle car cable up and didn't realize it was still connected to the distribution box. When the cable got tight it turned the distribution box. Employee's left ankle was caught between the distribution box and the C.O. cable sled. This resulted in a bruise on EE's left ankle.

Employee was building cribs on the longwall recovery face. EE set a crib block on finger smashing it between two crib blocks. Crib blocks being used are 6"x6"x30" with an estimated average weight of 20-25 lbs.

Employee was pulling on 60" belt with 5/8 steel braided cable and shive wheels. While they were pulling, a double molly became lodged. They then let the pressure off from the scoop side to unlodge the cable. When it became unlodged the tail end of the molly caught employee's glove and pulled EE's thumb into the shive wheel causing a laceration to EE's left thumb.

Employee's right foot became stuck between the relay bar and the toe of shield 140. EE reached over their back towards the next shield and lost balance. Employee fell over fracturing EE's right leg.

Magnetic switch went out on the material hoist. The switch was replaced and the hoist was back in operation by 8:00pm. All appropriate steps were taken during this time.

Control wires pulled loose from the aux hoist at Viking portal.

Elevator trailing cable required splicing and lubricate door switches.

Employee was attempting to load an oxygen cylinder for welding into a scoop bucket. EE was carrying the cylinder and stepped on a loose rock. EE slipped, buckling right knee. The cylinder fell across the back of right leg and right knee. EE felt a "pop". Results of the injury reveal a torn meniscus.

Contactor was entering the guard shack and grabbed the door handle with right hand. A gust of wind jerked the door from ee hands. Contractor felt a strain/sprain in lower back.

Outby roof fall located in Tailgate 2 cross cut 39 between 2-3 entries. The size is about 60 feet long and about 12-14 feet tall. We have no plans of cleaning it up, and it has been dangered off on all approaches.

An employee was attempting to crossover a pressurized water hose, when the hose burst. The employee then slipped/tripped over a 2" waterline on the ground. This resulted in a sprained/twisted ankle.

Roof bolter operator was trying to line the top and bottom drill steels to drill his bolt hole. The bottom drill steel fell from the drill chuck. The operator then dropped the top drill steel which fell approximately 5' striking the right ringer finger.

Employee was a passenger in a moving mantrip. As the vehicle passed through an underpass, crossing under belt, a low hanging underpass guard struck the injured employee in the shoulder. Lost time accident as on 11/9/15.

Employee arrived to work and entered the bathhouse through the boot wash area. He was ascending the steps. As he stepped onto the concrete floor his foot slipped and right knee buckled. As he fell to the ground he stated he felt his knee cap "pop". He was assisted into the office area for treatment.

Setting timbers. Went to guide a timber someone was placing and finger got caught between the two timbers and smashed.

While roof bolting, employee turned to retrieve a roof bolt wrench from the material tray and stuck his left elbow on roof plates that were stacked on the tray. The result was a laceration requiring 5 sutures to close.

Employee was hanging a block curtain by the feeder on the 3rd step of a 6 foot ladder. A service truck was backing up towards the feeder to drop off a spool of co cable and backed into the ladder knocking the ladder and employee to the ground. This resulted in a strain at the time of the incident and now the employee is receiving medical attention.

The elevator door became out of adjustment and would not allow the elevator to function properly. The doors were adjusted and the elevator placed back into service at 8:40 am.

Employee went home from work following 3 pm to 11 pm shift. When he went to bed his left eye started burning. He went to eye doctor and doctor removed small sliver of metal that had scratched his eye. Employee does not know how or when foreign body entered his eye.

EE right foot became stuck between the longwall shield foot and the pan line relay bar. EE lost his balance and fell over, fracturing his lower right leg and dislocating his right ankle.

Employee stopped to assist other employees installing belts on the B Pump Vessel pulley. When they rolled the pulley his thumb caught on the belt and rolled his thumb into the upper sheave. This caused a laceration to his thumb requiring stitches.

I.E. was washing at A tail. I.E. stated he just shut the water off to add another joint of fire hose. When I.E. turned the water back on he lost control of it and dropped it. This resulted in the fire hose striking I.E. on the back of his left hand and wrist causing a slight fracture to his left wrist.

I.E. was in the process of installing a roof bolt, he was holding the bolt with his left hand while raising the pot with his right hand. While stretching to place the bolt head inside the wrench he slipped and hit the rotation. This resulted in I.E. wrapping his left hand around the bolt which caused a fracture to his left thumb.