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Employee was cutting pump discharge line with a knife. As employee was cutting, the knife cut through the line causing a laceration to left thumb. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the 5 West 1 Belt entry at 11 block. The fall is approximately 30'L x 14'W x 8'H. The fall was most likely caused by gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance issues. This fall also did not disturb any ventilation or escapeways.

Employee was reaching through the door of the CAT #3 Pan to turn the lights off when EE fell and fractured EE's left ankle. It did not involve any compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE, or protective devices.

Employee was carrying roof bolting supplies when employee felt a pain in right wrist. This is a questionable claim. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the 6 North Right Return #8 entry 12-13 block. The fall is approximately 90' L x 16'W x 6-8'H. The fall was most likely caused by gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance issues.

Employee was walking/crawling when EE felt a pain in left knee. The is a questionable injury, the employee did not begin missing work until 10/15/2020. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

Employee was carrying posts when the employee felt a pain in right shoulder. Employee began missing work on 09/14/2020. This is a questionable injury. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the 6 North Belt entry between the 21-22 block intersections. The fall is approximately 50' L x 12'W x 6-8'H. The fall was most likely caused by gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance issues.

Employee was placing trolley pole onto the trolley wire when EE inadvertently contacted the energized trolley wire with EE's head causing electrical shock. It did not involve any compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered at the Main North #6 Entry at 199 block in the intersection approaching the 9S #3 Seals. The fall is approximately 16'W x 80'L x 8-10'H. The fall was most likely caused by gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance issues.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the 6 North Left Return at the 16 block intersection. The fall is approximately 25'L x 10'W x 8'H. The fall was most likely caused by gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance issues.

At approximately 4:20 PM the western slope of the Old Coarse Refuse was discovered to have 3-4 "hot spots". These areas were smoking/smoldering with no visible flames. This was potentially the result of spontaneous combustion, there were not any problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance issues.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered on the 6 North Haulage at 21 block. The fall was approximately 16' wide, 70' long and 12' high. The fall was most likely caused by gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance issues.

The employee was running and jumped to touch hanging clothes in the bath house, when they landed they felt discomfort in left knee. It did not involve equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The employee was removing a scoop canopy. After removing the last bolt, the canopy shifted and struck EE in the mouth, dislodging EE's teeth. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The employee was walking while carrying two cable bolts, when EE tripped over a supply sled and fell to the mine floor landing on left shoulder. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The employee was removing a scoop from charge when the battery lid fell and struck employee's hand. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The employee was installing new drive belts on 94 pump. While installing one of the belts, the belt slipped, this caused employee's finger to be caught between the belt and the drive pulley. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

An area of inadequately supported roof that prevented travel was discovered at the 15M return regulator for a distance of 10'. The condition was most likely caused due to gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE or compliance issues.

The employee was walking on the longwall face when they struck their head against the #2 shield. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skill, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The employee was hanging power cables above head when they felt a shooting pain in lower back. It did not involve and equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

Contract employee was removing the tension off of belt clamps, tension on one side became tighter than the other and a bar that was laying on the belt kicked up striking face above the eyebrow. Cause of injury was not releasing clamps evenly and leaving unsecured bar on belt. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, Mining systems/eguip. not a factor. Miner complacency may be a factor.

The employee was operating a locomotive, when the employee came to a stop and a rock unexpectedly fell from the mine roof and struck employee in the head and shoulder. It did not include any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The employee was carrying a bag of rock dust when EE slipped on pumpable crib mix and fell to the mine floor. It did not include any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The employee was pulling 2" rock dust hose when EE felt pain in lower back. It did not included any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The employee was picking up a roof bolt while center bolting when employee felt pain in left shoulder. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, PPE or protective devices.

Employee was loading trash into a trash car when EE felt a pain in lower back. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The employee was walking when EE slipped on rocks and stained EE's left knee. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The employee was assisting a co-worker hanging miner cable, when they felt pain in left shoulder. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

Employee walked through water over EE's boots, EE developed chafed skin on EE's left foot due to the friction of EE's boot repetitively rubbing against EE's foot. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

Employee was climbing down off of a scoop after placing it on charge and fell into the scoop charger causing EE to strike EE's small left finger. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the Main North 6 entry at 190 block. The fall was approximately 16' wide, 80' long and 12' high. The fall was most likely caused due to gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance issues.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the 6 North Parallel #1 entry at 9 block. The fall was approximately 10' wide, 35' long and 6' high. The fall was most likely caused due to gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance issues.

The employee was throwing the K4 track switch along 5 East Haulage, when they felt pain in right shoulder. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the 6 North #2 Entry at 18 block. The fall was approximately 16' wide, 30' long and 9' high. The fall was most likely caused due to gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance issues.

The Wana Service Hoist primary counterweight became dislodged due to the guide rail becoming "sprung" and causing the rails to be out of gauge. There were no entrapments or injuries involved with the incident. It did not involve any compliance issues.

Employee was looking for a damaged top roller that EE was going to replace during a belt idle period. EE's shirt sleeve was caught by a top roller and EE's arm was pulled between the top belt and a roller causing abrasions to EE's left arm. It did not include any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

The mine received a Self-insured Employer Decision from a medical report stating the employee has a 10% permanent partial disability from noise induced hearing loss.

The employee was setting up the main breaker on BT800 locomotive when EE felt pain between the left index finger and thumb. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices. Employee began missing work on 11/04/2019.

The Kuhntown elevator was transporting three employees to the surface when the safety switch on the surface door failed, causing the employees to become entrapped approximately 240' from the surface. Once the safety switch was replaced the employees exited the elevator at 1:34am. It did not involve any injuries, equipment or compliance issues.

The employee was moving the loader cable out of the haul road on the 7W Section in the 2 to 3 crosscut at 6 block, when the employee felt pain in lower back. It did not include any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the Main North #3 entry at the 86 block overcast row. The fall was approximately 12' wide, 40' long and 12' high. It was most likely caused due to gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance.

Employee was operating a scoop loaded with a LW shield. EE lowered the bill but failed to release the winch. This caused the shield tip to raise. The shield tip caught the scoop canopy, caused it to raise and slide off the side of the scoop. The light caught the employee's hardhat forcing their head down and backwards. No compliance, PPE or protective device issues.

Employee was walking across the track to get in the clear when a wooden roof plank unexpectedly broke. This caused roof material to fall, striking head and neck. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve any job skills, proficiency, PPE or protective devices.

The hoist kicked the breaker 4' from the bottom as it was traveling down. While resetting power, employee attempted to jog the hoist before the system powered up. The PLC was not aware oil was still in the system, which prevented the brakes from properly setting and caused the hoist to drop to the bottom of the shaft. When the hoist dropped, three guide wheels were damaged.

The employee was removing the connecting staple in a fitting that was connecting a 3/4" emulsion hose, when employee removed the staple the pressure had not been fully released & the hose began to whip. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices. **Began missing work on 09/27/2019**

Contractor employee was unloading jumpers to pull belt with, off the flat bed truck and claims that they felt pain in the stomach area. Cause of this injury was not using proper body mechanics and getting help. Compliance with rules/regs,required PPE, mining equipment/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor. Diagnosed as a abdominal strain (No hernia).

The employee leaned a super post against the panline and turned to walk away when employee tripped and tried to catch self against the leaning post. The post then fell on employee's left forearm. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the Old 5 North Track at 3 blk. The fall was approximately 16' wide, 30' long and 8' high. It was most likely caused by gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the overcast row from Orndoff return shaft to 9M seals. The fall was approximately 16' wide, 10' long and 6' high. It was most likely caused by gradual deterioration of the mine roof. No problems with mining machines, PPE, training or compliance.