Mining Incidents in November 2012

A roof fall occurred in the #3 entry at crosscut 30 on J-0 section. The fall measured approximately 30 feet long by 30 feet wide and approximately 5 to 7 feet in height.

A roof fall measuring 32'L X 18'W X 8' thick was discovered 500' outby the working section in the return near survey point 70273. The failure was due to laminated coal/rock streaks above the 6' torque tension supports. The fall affected ventilation. An MSHA control order was issued the roof was resupported and ventilation was re-established.

A non-injury accident occurred when the elevator became inoperative due to a malfunction on the main control cable at the bottom of the elevator. The main control cable has been repaired and inspected.

Rehab bolting was underway in the main decline at Klondex's Fire Creek Project when a large rock on the spring line started to move. MSHA was notified and the investigation was started. The ground was a highly altered clay zone and SMD had started to re-support the area due to movement the day before.

A 15 foot drop raise was drilled and shot. When it was blasted there was damage to the nose pillar, which in turn eroded into the back of the intersection beyond the anchorage of the ground support, which was noticed on 11/27/12, which was 3 days after the blasting of the drop raise. Upon noticing the failure it was reported to an MSHA inspector on site for a regular inspection.

A roof fall occurred in the #4 entry of the Southeast mains section, MMU 001-0. The fall occurred approximately 80 feet inby S/S 509. The fall was approximately 40 feet in length, and 20 feet of the area that fell was unbolted. The roof supports in the area that fell out were 4' fully grouted resin bolts. The height of the fall is unknown, but is above the anchorage zone.

The service hoist cage was located on the surface landing.The cage was sent down in freight mode empty and the counter weight struck the wood in the bottom of the shaft.

The Dry Ridge Elevator was inoperable for an extended period of time. A cable in the bottom door switch was shorting out causing a fuse to blow when the elevator reached the bottom platform. **** no injury or entrapment

A roof fall occurred in the #2 entry of the Southeast Main section 20 feet inby station number 961. The fall is 20 plus feet long x 40 feet wide x 6 plus feet high.

There was an unplanned roof fall in the intersection of spad no. 2+40 in the no. 4 Entry of the North Mains. The fall blocked the primary escape way and it measured approximately 19'in length, 19' in width and 10'high.

A fall of roof occurred in the 3rd Right Panel off the Northeast Mains at crosscut # 43 Entry # 8. The fall measured approximately 40 feet in length x 20 feet wide x 8-10 feet thick. The area was supported with 5 foot fully grouted roof bolts.

A roof fall was found at xc 58 entry 2 8LMS at 9:30 am, fall was in 4 way intersection had been mined in November 2008. No injuries resulted but a return stopping was knocked out.

Roof fall was from face of 1st right butt 1100 fact outby fall was 20'wide unknown height area was bolted with 6' super twist 12' TCB cable bolts and T3 channels.

Roof fall occurred in the 4B recovery area at the 4 + 03 spad location. The fall affected the following cross cuts 1 to 2, 2 to 3, and 3 to 4.

At around 4:50 a.m. the intersection in A-2 fell in from 1 xcut inby D-1 three intersection.

A roof fall occurred at approximately 2:30pm at spad #2499 in the right return. There were no injuries and ventilation was unaffected. The fall measured 20' x 30' x 6' thick.

A fall of roof occurred on the Main South Beltline at crosscut # 12-13, at 9+50 station. The fall measured approximately 100' long x 18 feet wide x 12-15 feet in thickness. The area was supported with 6 foot fully grouted roof bolts.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the Main West 1, Entries 4 to 5 Crosscut 36. The roof fall measured approximately 25' in length, 18' in width, and 8' in thickness. A 103 (k) Order (8447945), was issued November 19, 2012, by MSHA Inspector.

Hot coal embers were discovered on the #2 feeder pan under #1 silo at the west coal plant. Water was used to extinguish the hot embers and the silo was emptied. Msha was called as a precaution if the hot embers could not have been controlled in 30 minutes.

There was a roof fall in the #2 entry 60' inby SS #3326 and then run across intersection to # 1 entry #3 stayed up #4, #5 fall area was bolted with 6' super twist and 12' TCB bolts. The fall was in #2 20' long, 18' wide.

AN unintentional roof fall occurred on the 2A submain on the 39XC of the #5 entry which is the belt line. The fall was approximately 17 feet wide by 18 feet long and over 10 feet high. The intersection was dangered out and a rehabilitation plan was implemented for the area.

An unintentional roof fall was discovered during the weekly airway exam. The fall was located in Old 4 zone at 49 block in the No. 8 entry near spad 1539. The fall measured 16 feet wide, 25 feet long by 5 feet high.

The #1 Elevator had the safeties set on the car when a test was being conducted and the elevator was called to the bottom. The safeties were reset and the car was tested and returned to service at 12:40 pm.

Elevator was down due to water in the elevator pit.

D 11 R (TD-5410) was working above shot material when operator smelled smoke and saw flames coming from under hood. No injuries resulted from this fire.

The Cedar Creek Elevator was down from 1:40 am until 4:00 am due to motor brake release fault.

The service hoist went down due to the south gate switch. The south gate switch was replaced and the service hoist was put back in service at approximately 5:45pm.

The elevator servicing the #9 portal became inoperable due to a broken lock on the bottom door. The door lock was repaired and the elevator back in service by 1;30 p.m. on Sunday. 11/11/12.

A methane ignition occurred on 20 Rt. in No. 1 entry of new longwall face. Miner operator had cut approx 18' when mine roof fell in from face outby for the length of cut & approx 9' wide. The Sandstone rock that fell was 3' to 12" thick. Mine operator was cutting up the rock to load out when the ignition occurred. The flame only lasted approx 15 sec & was extinguished w/water hose.

A roof fall was discovered in the # 7 Mains 7 Entry Break 19 (abandoned works). The fall occurred due to subnormal conditions above the 4' resin roof bolts. The fall measured 70'L, 19'W and 7'H, ventilation and the passage of men was not affected. Entrances to the fall will be re-supported with timbers.

Elevator was down due to locked brake.

An unplanned roof fall has occurred at Sycamore #1 track spad #336 crosscut between #2 and #3 Entry. The roof fall was approximately 30' x 18' x 5'. There were no injuries reported and no equipment involved.

The roof fall was discovered during the weekly examination of the return airways.

A roof fall has occurred at Transition Mains, at break 33 in the #1 entry intersection over to the #2 entry. Area will be crib, Heimans beams will be installed and 16' rope bolts will be installed to prevent future falls.

The new gas train on Kiln 1 was being inspected for leaks. A torch was placed in the kiln to burn any gas that was released. At some point, the torch in the kiln was extinguished and gas accumulated in the kiln. The accumulated gas ignited causing a loud bang and some damage to the clinker cooler. No flash or flames were seen by any employees.

On the above listed date at 9:30pm, a stray cat had entered into the load side of the fuses used to power the hoist in the secondary escape way causing electrical failure to the hoist. All workers were withdrawn from the mine and both agencies were notified.

A unplanned roof fall occurred at this location. Fall was located at #162 Break in the #3 entry, 10,800' from the active 001/002 section. Area was originally supported with 5' torque tension bolts. Fall measured 60' L. x 20' W. x 6' H. Did not affect ventilation or passage of persons. Federal and State Agencies notified.

A roof fall has occurred at Transition Mains at break 35 in the intersection of #3 entry. No ventilation has been effected and no equipment is involved. Area will be cleaned and additional roof support of 5' and 10' rope bolts will be installed.

The elevator servicing the #9 portal was inoperable due to a faulty door switch. It was down form 8:30 pm until 11:30pm

The production skip (north) hung-up in scrolls and bent the bottom part of the skip. All miners evacuated with no injuries or other issues. The skip was replaced due to damage and put back into service on 11/6/2012 at 2:00 PM.

Hoist was down due to brake locking up.

Operator of (ULD59) was remote mucking a floor pull in the 4430-141. The mucker was 100 feet from the operator when the left rib began to work, trapping ULD59. MSHA 800 line was called. EE of MSHA placed a (k)order on potentially affected areas yet said we over reported. MSHA supervisor EE advised that a 7000-1 still needed to be filed.

A reportable roof fall was found in E4 Headgate, entry 1, crosscut 19 to 20. The fall was approximately 10 to 12 feet high, 20 feet wide and 30 feet long.

Kuhntown elevator went down at 5:46am with 3 persons on board. Persons were removed safety at 6:20am. Elevator did not recognize the slow down switch when traveling by. Elevator ran by switch to re-set system & Schindler secured the elevator.

75 670+300E panel was shot at end of day shift 11/4. Supv went to the area on 11/4 night shift & saw there was a block failure so the area was signed off until it could be investigated. Upon investigation it was determined the fall was above the anchorage point of the 5' split sets & 8' bolts although cable bolts were present in the back, so it was immediately reported to MSHA.

Cage hoist shut down after "watch dog" alarm went on

Cage hoist shut down & would not reset

A fall of the roof occurred on the 1st S.E. Panel x-cut 25 #4 belt entry inby tailpiece. Measuring 15' length by 16' width by 8'-9' height.

A roof fall was identified by a fireboss on the old 1st Rt. Section at break 193 near spad #999. The fall was approx. 18'W X 250'L X 8'-10'H. The area was mined approx. 3/21/12 and was supported with 4' fully grouted resin bolts. The area will not be cleaned up and the area has been dangered off and timbers set.

After conducting his required pre-shift hoist examination/test, the cage hoist failed to restart.

Found a roof fall in bleeder on weekly exam.

The belt examiner found a roof fall 20'l.x 25' w.in the W. C return in the B entry at spad#21& 40 which damaged a return stopping. The area had been bolted with 6' fully grouted bolts. The area was dangered off and the stopping was rebuilt. No injuries.

While operating a dozer on the Nolans Run slurry impoundment saddle, the ground on which he was working suddenly and unexpectedly gave way, causing the dozer to fall into the water. The victim was unaccounted for until his body was located in the dozer' s cab and was ultimately recovered on December 14, 2012.

At Approx. 1:20 am EE, a certified electrician, was fatally injured when he was struck by a maintenance scoop in an intersection of #7 entry on #2 unit during the third shift. Present information suggests that the scoop operator did not observe EE in the intersection prior to the incident due to miscommunication.

The EE was operating the C.M., he was making the first cut in the C.C. left from No. 4 to No. 5 entry. After making the initial cut,EE backed the C.M. into C.C. between No. 4 and 3 entries to set the machine to slab the right side of the cut. As he backed the machine into the C.C., he was pinned between the outby rib of the C.C. and the left side of the cutter head. (See attached)

The driller apparently attempted to load drill pipe into the carousel while the drill head was rotating. It appears a strap the driller was holding became entangled around the drill pipe after the drill pipe threaded into the drill head and rotated.

lifting 3" angle iron 10 ft long, the employee received injuries resulting in a hernia.

Employee lifted a rock that was in the way of the crib he was going to build when he felt a pull in his stomach, resulting in hernia. He RTW on 11-19-12 and was hurting at the end of shift. He did not work on 11-20-12. He doesn't know when he will return to work.

Employee was replacing a return roller with another employee. The injured employee placed his end of the return roller in the bracket the other employee did also but his end did not fall into place instead the return roller fell to the ground pinching the injured employees finger in between the return roller bracket and the return roller. The tip of the finger was amputated.

Employee slipped and fell and his right hand was caught.

The employee and two others were installing 60" top roller clusters in the new belt line in the 1st West Mains section. As they lifted the cluster, it slipped from the injured employees hand and as he tried to catch the roller cluster, his right ring finger was smashed between the roller cluster and another roller cluster that was laying on the ground.

Employee climbed out from under a rubber tire dozer and stood up. The sun was in his eyes and he lost his balance. He fell and his right hand struck a lock ring from a big tire that was laying on the ground.

Employee moving conveyor belt with pallet truck. He felt pull in right shoulder. On 12/5/13 diagnosed with strain. Employee took wait and see approach. After MRI on 02/13/2013 employee diagnos ed partial tear of rotor cuff. Physical therapy prescribed. Employee had 3rd pt on 03/04/2013. Accident now reportable.

While attempting to climb on machine employee stepped on bottom step and reached up and grabbed hand rail while pulling up felt a pop in left shoulder experiencing pain in L. arm. Diagnosis no use left arm/must wear sling, muscle in left shoulder damaged pending Arthrogram.

Employee was climbing down ladder of RR car. Fell and landed on shoulder. Worked until 8/29/13. First day off 8/30/13.

Bolt bin in the shop fell, employee jumped out of the way slipped and fell.

Stepped off of the conveyor and land just right, breaking right heel

Employee was sent up to shop area to remove a 1 1/2" nipple out of a 1 1/2" elbow, using a vise and two pipe wrenches. He allowed one hand to be too close to the 2nd wrench and the wrench slipped on the nipple hitting his upper fingers with the handle end. He used a smaller wrench when 2 large wrenches were available

On 11/29, injured was carrying an oxygen bottle. His feet slipped and the bottle came down on his shoulder. He saw a specialist on 12/6 and is currently in physical therapy.

Miner was operating loader Underground on 11/29/2012 he told the supervisor he wanted to go home two hours into his shift when asked if he was sick or hurt he replied "No". The next day the employee (Miner) returned to work with a Doctors note saying he had a Strain, Neck Spinal Cord injury.

Employee was throwing feeder cable out of roadway when he felt a pain in his lower back.

He turned and stepped on a roll of packing tape that had vibrated off the top of the Ouachita machine that was under repair. When he stepped on the edge of the roll of tape he turned his ankle.

Employee was raising the rib bolter and felt pain in his right groin. Employee was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia

Operator was changing bits when a piece of rock fell striking operator on top of the head.

Employee was helping mechanic work on dozer when a wrench fell between push arm and front track of dozer, when trying to get wrench, he slipped and cut left thigh on track.

EE was helping install belt when the chain broke that was supporting tail piece, causing EE to mash his thumb between the anchor pin and turn buckle. Injuries were a broken right thumb.

He was picking up a metal plate that had came loose off of the jaw crusher, while picking up the plate he pulled some muscles in his back. He thought as time went by the muscles would get better but they just got worse.

Employee was putting bolts in drill holes using a hand drill and impact gun. After the 3rd bolt he felt pain in his upper back. He was seen at the ER and diagnosed with a muscle strain. He subsequently was lost time.

EE was walking by the section power center and stepped on a miner cable causing him to twist his right knee. The EE began missing work on 12/16/12.

While standing along 2 ballast cars, he noticed that the couplers were not aligned to couple. He reached in to align one of the couplers and while leaning back, he was caught between the edges of the 2 cars.

Stepped off the lowboy trailer and when his feet met the ground he had "discomfort" in his lower back.

EE was working with a crow-bar and while he was pulling back the crow-bar unlatched and hit him in the face.

strained groin climbing ladder into haul truck.

While performing maintenance operations to magnet mounted on crusher EE's foot slipped. He states he felt something pop. Significant swelling developed in his lower leg prompting the subsequent medical attention. Fall protection was in use.

While helping on the roof bolter, the roof bolter operator accidentally lowered the drill pot on IEE's right foot resulting in a fractured big toe.

Employee was bolting an open crosscut. He has put up his last bolt of the shift and was attempting to pry down some loose draw slate between his last row and the ATRS of the bolter. As he pryed the slate down some of it struck him on the head and shoulder. Although he walked to the mantrip and rode out, it was later discovered that he had cracked 4 vertebrae.

Employee was greasing belt rollers and bearings when the grease hose got wrapped around his right arm. He broke his right forearm. He was located at the Headgate # 2 tripper drive.

The employee explained he reached over and picked up a roof bolt and pie pan out of the roadway and pain shot down his hip and left leg. The initial WC BI-1 shows prior surgery prior injuries on his lumbar spine and not acute injury.

EE was walking out the Fab Shop door on the west side of the building. There is a 2 x 4 threshold that he tripped on with his right foot. He fell to the outside of the building and broke his fall with his left hand. He was taken to the Clinic and diagnosed with a broken arm.

EMPLOYEE HAD UNHOOKED A RINECO 6" HOSE AND WAS GOING TO PUT THE CAP BACK ON AND HURT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

The shield on the longwall pulled in trapping ee heel in between the relay bar and pontoon on the DPT shield.

Employee was trying to break the plate lock to gain access to their tools because he forgot the keys. During the process, he was using a homemade pipe lance as a bar to pull the plate and break it. He made a strong force and the lance slipped between the door and plate causing the fifth finger to get over the plate edge causing a cut over the nail and finger's body.

EE was pulling out fuel line hose to re-fuel mobile equipment. He had appox. 25' of hose out when it snagged on a loader bucket. EE attempted to flip hose and free it-in doing so felt a pull/strain in right shoulder. EE has been placed on restricted duty/rest for arm and has scheduled follow-up appt. w/phys. in 1 WK.

Employee stated that after evening shift was ended he slipped on stairs from mine to parking lot fell in ditch and injured knee.

Miner was moving a pump from entry 4 to entry 5 when he twisted his right knee. He did not seek medical attention until 12-12-12.

Employee was operating a shuttle car in the #5 entry and felt pain in lower part of stomach and groin area. A doctor's visit on 11/27/12 showed a hernia and surgery was set.

Employee was helping to install a blunt tool on a hydraulic hammer when he turned sideways and felt a pain in his back. Employee continued to work for the next 2 days and was unable to work starting 11/29/12

He was overloaded and had to drop off while pulling on tailgate his right hand got caught between the latch and pin.

Employee was stepping up onto a forklift when he felt a pain in his side.

Employee feet got stuck in mud and while trying to free himself he strained his lower back.

Haul Truck was being loaded with bigger rocks causing the truck to be jarred. This caused the driver to jamb his lower back and has numbness in left leg.

While shoveling slag into wheel borrow the Employee turned wrong with a shovel full of slag and felt pain.

Employee was performing pre-operational inspection of Loader and saw that A/C vent housing above his head in the cab was loose on one side. Employee attempted to snap vent housing back in place and shoved hand through the vent approx. 5 inches and made contact with fan blades resulting in lacerated and broken ring finger on left hand.

while lifting 50# rock dust bags, employee strained mid-back. release to no lifting restriction.

The employee stated he jumped off the Phillips s/c landing on the mine floor after making repairs. He complains of pain in lower back down to left knee. He is missing work .

He was putting a stone into a dumpster. Due to ice being on the stone it slipped in his fingers and pinched them between the stone and dumpster.

Crew member twisted knee while pulling sling from drill collars, employee was taken to medical center for evaluation.

Employee was helping tighten some simplex roof jacks behind a Kennedy stopping X-cut 33 5 North. Pulled down on the lever and felt sharp pain in his left shoulder, shoulder strain.

Drilling hole for roof bolt, he was lining up drill steels, he moved the feed lever rather than the rotation lever. The steels pushed together pinching index finger. PPE was not a factor, mining equip/system was a factor, compliance rules/regs was not a factor, miner proficiency was a factor.

Employee was about 3-4' off the foot wall and jumped down to the foot wall into the water, he stepped down on a roof bolt covered by water, the pin head sprang up out of the water striking him above the left knee cutting his leg. Stitches were needed.

A tech had an L2L3 fusion in Oct 2011-not work related-returned Mar 2012.On 11-21-12 felt back pain when pulling on a fuel hose.Was diagnosed w/degeneration and no surgery was needed.Pain continued over next several months and she was unable to report to work on 6-17-13 due to back pain.

A coworker had moved a chain that had become wrapped around a ladder that fell and hit EE on the hardhat and right shoulder

While he was miner rib bolting, the scroll auger came out of the rib while he was backing the starter steel out of the rib and the steel struck him below his left eye.

Injured employee stated that while lifting a cover off of a Sandvik continuous mining machine he felt pain in his lower back. Employee finished the shift and doubled back the following shift. he is currently off work receiving therapy to his lower back.

Employee's finger was caught in a pinch point while verifying that the belt pulley was not binding

While welding cracks in the primary crusher main frame, the injured was doing a lot of twisting and turning and felt pain in his hip with increasing pain.

EE was unlocking gate for trucks, when walking back overtreaded ankle in a pothole.

The miner was hit in his forearm with a stone when cleaning the machine.

Injured felt a pop in his left shoulder when he caught a pin press that shifted off of the plank on which it was positioned for work on a bucket elevator.

While employee was pulling the roof bolter cable thru a brattice causing a concrete block to become dislodged falling and striking employee on top of foot fracturing it.

Employee was walking across sand base in stope sill when the sand sank, straining employee's left calf muscle.

Employee slipped on the boat when grabbing the rail and injured his shoulder. Employee did not report the injury until 12/4/2012.

Employee was picking up trash and other materials around newly set tailpiece when he twisted his right knee and fell to the ground.

Employee got foot stuck in the mud. When he leaned forward to pull it out he twisted his right ankle.

While moving the miners slack pile, he felt pain in stomach area. He began missing on 11/26/2012 due to a hernia.

The injured party was a driver. The driver was uncoupling his lead and pup trailers, and through this process strained his shoulder by over-exerting himself. The driver is undergoing physical therapy to regain full range of motion.

Employee was hydro seeding hill, when coming off hill he stepped in hole and jarred his left knee.

Two overhead cranes came together causing the suspended load to swing and strike the employee.

Employee was shoveling belt when he felt pain in his back.

Employee was helping change air filter in loader when the wind blew dust in his left eye.

EE preparing to air tires on another co. vehicle. F350 was parked on 3-5% grade w/parking brake set & trans. in neutral. Employee was out of his truck starting to air tires, he saw his F350 rolling backwards. He attempted to get in his F350 to stop the rolling, fell under. Front drivers' s side tire rolled over his left leg. Fractured left femur. Minor cut to back of head.

Pulling wire and ran out of wire. Changed reels, and spliced new wire. When letting out slack the rope started burning hand. let go of rope and the wire hit right leg and knocked the employee down.

Injured employee was pulling on a beam when it became fouled and when it came loose it struck employees left knee. He was treated at the ER and released to return to work. Employee returned to work the next day but due to continued discomfort, employee went back to the ER on 11/23/12 and was excused from work.

EE was running a 270 tractor that pulls coal in a ram car and had made a turn thru an intersection and had his right arm hanging out of the deck and over the bumper when the ram car bumped out against the tractor bumper it mashed his arm in between the two resulting in an injury he didn't think he hurt it but it started to swell up and decided to get it checked.

Employee stated that he was servicing a dozer. He was climbing on and off the dozer repeatedly. He stated that he hurt his right foot during this process. He went to doctor on 11/19/12 and missed work starting 11/20/12.

Stated: Employee was repairing chute above belt tail. He used torch to cut. Left torch lying on belt underneath his body and began using a grinder. He ground for about 15 minutes then repositioned himself and started grinding again. The sparks ignited gas inside his bibs. It burned his hip and leg. He was released to RTW but sought further treatment. He remains off work.

Mine road had very wet, muddy, and slick due to rain. Employee was walking on the wet ground. Employee then slipped and fell on right shoulder and felt great pain in shoulder. Employee is part-time and only works once in a while. We did not need him to fill in after the injury.

Injury occurred while contract labor was watching trailing cable on a shuttle car. The operator of the shuttle car reeled the cable and caught the leg of the injured took his feet our from under him he landed striking the back of head. PPE was not a factor, mining equip/system was not a factor, compliance rules/regs was a factor, miner proficiency was a factor.

A continuous miner operator was aligning the miner up on the centerline and struck himself with the miner. He was diagnosed with a non-displaced hairline fracture to the pelvis.

Was assisting bags loading into load to tilt chamber of OMW. He opened guard reached into chamber and the tilt chamber came down catching his right arm between tilt chamber and conveyor. Laceration requiring 4 sutures. No work for 1 day.

Employee was pulling on a pipe wrench trying to rotate a shaft on a screw. The shaft was locked out and tagged. The employee was using excessive effort that caused the shaft twist like a torsion bar. The employee lost his grip on the wrench and stored energy in the twisted shaft caused the wrench to hit the employee's right hand breaking a bone.

EE went up to the #2 C.M. to ask the operator if it was running properly. EE walked back towards the operators right, a rock measuring 6'4" L.X 8'4" W. came down 9in a swinging motion) striking EE on his right hip.

Employee was tramming excavator around hill. Ran over rock and slid off rock jarring his back causing pain.

Felt pain in right groin area while shoveling at 3 blk on 11 belt. Had surgery on 12/13/12. Doctors report post operative revealed herniation. Loveridge notified on 12/27/12.

While removing bolts from the counterweight of a rented Cat365C backhoe, the 20,000 lb. counterweight became dislodged from its position & fell to the ground. Employee was on a six foot ladder when the wt fell sending him vaulting through the air to the ground, about 10 feet away from the weight.

While taking down high voltage cable the cable dropped pinning right hand between cable and scoop bucket.

While roof bolting, loose piece of top/rib fell striking employee on left shoulder and arm.

Traveling down a set of steps, fell, injured his left knee and right shoulder.

Injured was recovering cable with 2 other individuals, when injured reached up to cut a piece of tie-wire the scoop bucket came in contact with his left foot. Injured was taken to local hospital for x-rays where it was discovered he had 5 bones broke in his left foot.

Employee ran his hand across a belt splice he and co-worker was working on. Employees was checking condition of splice when co-worker hammered again striking the employees middle finger left hand. Mines were idle from Nov 18 - 25.

EE was lifting a water pump and felt pain in his back. Began losing time on 11/30/12.

Breaking bolts on coupling on the motor of ID fan. Motor's fan locked out. Wind coming through fan turned the shaft which the coupling was attached. Miner tried to stop the shaft from rotation and was pulled over the shaft.

EE was operating a 3 wheeled personnel carrier and the tram petal stuck running under a separate ride.

The employee claimed pain to his back hooking a duster to a tractor 11/15/2012. He continued to work until November 26th. He has been seeing a medical Doctor for other complications of the same body parts (chronic in nature) history of lumbar disk.

Injury occurred while this contractor was installing a top center belt roller on a belt line. While leaning over belt bed rail to install roller he felt a pop in left rib area. Cause of injury was improper position and overexertion. PPE was not a factor, compliance rules/regs was not a factor, mining equip/systems was not a factor, miner proficiency and skill may be factor.

Employee was carrying a top roller when he slipped and started falling, dropping the top roller on his right foot causing a fracture.

Employee was getting down from a end loader when he stepped on the ground his foot came down on a tire rut, causing him to turn his ankle.

Employee was lifting a jackhammer and felt a pain in his back.

While lifting power cable onto the tub hooks of a dragline employee felt pain in his left bicep.

Employee stated that while using re-railers to put flat cars on track he felt pain in his left shoulder resulting in a strain.

On Wednesday evening, two individuals were waiting at the employee's personal truck, in the contractor parking area, and attacked ee, beating him. Causing a broken jaw to our employee.

EE WAS BUILDING A RIGHT RETURN BRATTICE AND FAILED TO PUT WARNING SIGNAL UP AND A RAM CAR DROVE INTO BRATTICE ON EE WHILE WORKING ON OPPOSITE SIDE. THE BLOCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT LEG.

EE was pulling a L.W. shield over a crib block. The crib block shifted and came down on his foot.

Employee slipped on a piece of draw rock that was laying on the mine floor causing him to fall backwards. As he fell, he tried to catch himself with his right hand causing him to sprain his wrist.

Employee's pickup truck made contact with a 240 ton production truck. As a result, employee was trapped in vehicle. He was removed and is currently hospitalized.

A miner handed a roll of det cord to another miner who was working in a man basket. The first miner turned to walk away when the second miner dropped the roll of det cord, which hit the first miner in the head.

Employee was loosening a bolt on a feeder when his wrench slipped causing him to stumble and striking his left ear against the track of a feeder.

IE was attempting to dismount company #12 track mounted locomotive when he stepped on the track rail and twisted his right ankle, causing him to fall to the mine floor resulting in a sprained right ankle.

Employee was dismounting loader and while stepping down he hit a lose step, twisting his right ankle.

EE was walking down stairway to lower level in crusher building. When employee stepped off the step onto the landing, he rolled his right ankle. During the examination of the accident, there was an uneven surface of built up dried mud on the stair landing. The uneven surface was crowned in the middle about 1 1/2" high & sloped down to both sides, the width of the stair tread.

The employee was installing a cable bolts. He accidentally hit the rotation button, instead of feed, and the bolt hit him.

Stepped on a wedge and twisted ankle.

A fuel truck driver was descending a ramp when the truck slid sideways on ice and then overturned. The operator received a laceration to his left elbow that required staples to close.

DRIVING, SAW A DOG TRIED TO DODGE IT, BUT WENT IN DITCH AND EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SHOULDER PAIN

A craftsman was assisting with the replacement of a conveyor belt scraper. He handed the new scraper through the access port of the head box to his co-worker & helped position it in place. As he did this he felt a pain in his abdominal region. Although the date of injury was 11/13/12 the employee was diagnosed with a hernia on 12/5/12.Employee is scheduled for surgery on 12/18/12.

Employee was operating forklift, dumping a skidbox. When he exited forklift, he stepped down on a crack in the concrete pavement, spraining his right ankle. He was seen by physician, diagnosed with a sprain with a fibular fracture, and will likely be off work for 10 working days, with some restricted duty after that.

Walking, carrying boards, stepped in hole, twisted ankle, ankle is sprained and muscles and ligaments pulled.

Employee was in the process of climbing of the bulldozer when his left foot slipped and he fell approximately 5 feet to the ground. The employee was not using 3 points of contact. The employee suffered a broken collarbone and 5 broken ribs.

Employee was on 8 beltline at brk.21 repairing a brattice, employee was on his knee's when he reach over to get a block, a block from the brattice fell out striking him in the back fracturing 3 vertebrae's in back. Employee became a lost time due to this injury.

While operating a haul truck underground the employee ran over a large rock, which jarred the operator.

He pulled pin to remove hook and pulley, block spun back and hit his arm.

Employee was a passenger in a mantrip traveling out. While backing up the mantrip ran into rib and hit employees arm against the rib. Employee went to Good Samaritan Hospital sustaining a contusion to his arm. Doctors ordered to remain off work for an uncertain period of time.

Employee was assisting mechanics removing a spool pipe when the spool shifted and pinched his right hand. Employee fractured his right ring and middle fingers.

walking down ramp at a-7 inlet while firebossing and felt pain in left ankle when stepping off ramp. Started missing work on 11/15/2012.

Employee was operating the skid loader and it made contact with an overhead conveyor. ROPES dislodged and came down and landed on the employee's left leg causing a break to his fibula bone.

EE was walking to the collar, slipped on snow covered ice and fell to the ground, pulling his abdomen and straining his back. Seen at the ER and diagnosed with an umbilical hernia. The hernia will be repaired and we will be filing an amended 7000-1 with updated days.

Installing belt roller into assembly when it slipped from hand and pinch right index finger fracturing tip.

Employee stepped between rocks in spillway when he twisted his right knee area. Employee is just now having surgery on knee (9/30/2014) expected to be off work 4 to 6 weeks.

While changing bits on the tail drum a rock fell from the top striking employee on the neck and left side of his back causing a bruise to the left side of the employee's back.

The employee strained his lower back picking up a 5 gal container of water to remove from a pressure line he was working on.

Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conduit when he felt something pop in his right wrist. Employee did not go off work until 11-22-12.

The employee was building a stopping when a 4-wheeled rubber tired mantrip suddenly drifted off. The injured twisted his right ankle when he attempted to stop the mantrip. This resulted in a f ractured bone above his right ankle.

Employee was struck by a hammer just below the eye

While running dozer, the employee backed over a rock, jarring his back. He was seen at the ER, diagnosed with a back strain and put off work for one day. He was unable to return to work on 11/10/12 due to medication, returned to work full duty on 11/11/12.

While changing anvils on a VSI crusher he strained his lower back.

The employee was loading roof bolts onto the storage tray for the Fletcher RR II and ruptured his groin. The event has resulted in a hernia lost time injury.

While operating a battery wheelbarrow, the employee's left thumb got caught between the wheelbarrow and the side of a scoop resulting in an avulsion - laceration to the thumb.

Employee was stepping out of battery transport when he struck his head on the mine roof, knocking his hard hat off. As he reached out to grab for his hard hat his momentum carried him forward and he lost his balance. His feet caught on the lip of the deck and he fell out of the cab. As he fell he attempted to catch himself with his right arm breaking his Humerus.

Employee was exiting the AL Lee forklift when his right foot got stuck under the machine's controls causing him to fall backwards and twist his right knee.

Employee was stepping out of job trailer and slipped on the stairs.

Employee was climbing a ladder when he felt a sharp pain & burning sensation in his groin.

Employee on lunch break wiped his left eye with the sleeve of his clothing and dust from the sleeve entered his left eye allegedly scratching it

Employee was changing out the #5 diesel pump. Employee was climbing in and out of the stemming machine to assist his partner. Approx 1 hour after completing the task, employee felt soreness in his left knee. Due to days off, employee did not begin losing time until 11/12/2012

Employee was removing rock from continuous miner using a slate bar. The rock slid off the miner striking Employee on the left ankle and foot. Employee was treated a Boone Memorial Hospital for his injury.

While reaching to turn off a valve on the highwall drill, his hand slipped exhaust pipe causing a burn.

The EE was helping to change a shuttle car tire. As he and co-worker were prying tire up, the tire jumped off the wheel unit falling onto injured EE's left knee and ankle.

White was pulling a pump out of a roadway and felt pain shoot down his lower back. **Addendum ~ Employee did not start missing work until 3/9/2013**

Employee was working on a water clamp and had his right hand resting on the lifting arm next to the canopy post. The other operator came over to assist and started to lift the drill head higher. This mashed his fingers and resulted in fractures of his middle, ring, and pinky fingers and stitches.

As Employee was gathering block to build a stopping he got out of the scoop and a piece of rock measuring 27" x 32" x 1.5" fell striking Employee on the back of the head. Employee was transported by EMS to CAMC General Division.

Employee was moving aluminum steps, rocking them to get over a cord and an air hose when he felt pain in his right groin area. He had surgery to repair a hernia on 12/10/2012. Workers Compensation questioned the claim and determined it was related to his job on 12/28/2012.

Employee was struck by rib material on the #2 section. He was seen by a local hospital and treated for minor bruising. He was released to return to work on 11/08/2012 at full capacity.

EE stepped out of the truck the wrong way and hurt his lower part of his back.

Employee was removing the muffler from a F250 pickup. The employee removed the brackets from the section next to the muffler and was in the process of removing the remaining brackets on the tail pipe section. When the muffler came loose, the bracket pinched the employee's left middle finger against the truck frame.

Employee was on manlift setting a channel on machine floor of headframe. He was coming out of the steel frame and he got pinned between rail on manlift and beam.

EE was driving truck, being loaded by a shovel, a rock hung up in bucket then came out and hit bed of truck, rocked truck.

Employee tripped over concrete parking barricade at the Stargo EW change room.

Employee was inured on 11/06/12 when he stepped in front of a mantrip that struck his lower leg. He was later diagnosed on 11/28/2012 as having a chip in the tibula of his left leg, he began loosing time on 11/28/2012.

Employee was walking beside the double boom roofbolter when he tripped on some loose rock. As he fell he tried to catch himself with his right arm. He fell onto the floor pulling something in his right shoulder.

The employee was moving supplies and injured his right ankle.

While putting up bolts in #6 Face a piece of rock the rib bolt to the rib and past the T bar the rock rolled employee to the ground.

Possible seizure truck bounced EE hit head on dash board area.

during post inspection of the 773 rock truck the inner r r tire exploded and blue dirt from the truck body bed which hit the miner. The miner was attended by other miners and was alert and responsive. The paramedics were called and the miner was transported to the hospital.

The employee was swinging a slug hammer to drive spikes in the rail and felt a pop in the right elbow.

While working underground on 11/5/12 EE felt pain in his left shoulder. He continued to work until he had MRI which shows possible tendonosis. See Attached

Employee was breaking slabs with hammer and clever. A piece of steel came off the hammer and made a small puncture wound in his chest.

Employee was exiting the door at Baghouse #1. He stepped down onto a cinder block which was being used as a makeshift step. When he stepped onto the edge of the block it gave way causing the employee to twist his right ankle. He was evaluated by a specialist and diagnosed with a right ankle sprain.

She was standing on the fender of a 25 ton haul truck, changing the air filter. When she was pushing a filter back in, a strong wind caught the hood and blew it down onto the side of her head.

Employee was working on ram car and slipped when getting off of ram car causing him to twist his right ankle. Diagnosis was a severe ankle sprain.

EE was trying to lift a timber from gob the scoop had just cleaned up at the edge of the scoop bucket when he felt a sharp pain in his back and down his leg.

EE slipped while he was getting off of his dozer (unit # 1240) he hit his right side on the blade arm. He had sharp pain in his lower rib area and went to IMED. Had right rib contusion.

Two employees were carrying a Tram Sprocket to the Shear, when the sprocket slid off the bar they were using and hit the employee causing a contusion to his right foot.

Employee was helping move a cylinder from along the side of the feeder located in the bottom of the production shaft and he had his hand on the end of the cylinder and another employee pushed the cylinder catching employee's hand between the cyl. and frame of feeder causing a crushing injury to the end of his little finger on right hand.

Employee was replacing the hub and rotor assembly from the truck spindle. When employee was positioning the hub and rotor assembly back on the truck the hub assembly slid and employee caught his hand between the brake rotor and the brake caliper. Employee didn't seek medical attention until 11-13-12.

Operator was traveling inby on a brookville locomotive with two full cars. The track switch at 36 wall on the east mains haulage had been left for the curve causing the trip to enter the switch. The motorman was unable to stop the trip and struck his head on an 8" plastic waterline that runs parallel to the main line haulage.

Employee parked D9L dozer near old parts climbed done step and slipped landing on old parts.

Individual was crawling from belt line to track when individual stepped toward the track loose coal allowed the right foot to slip and right knee to buckle.

Employee was adjusting the forks on a high lift in Crabapple Yard and pinched his left little finger.

He was walking in the shower house on 11/3/12 and allegedly slipped twisting his right knee. He continued working with no complication until 1/8/13 when he began missing work.

Injured was bent over mudding the wall and a rock mashed his hand.

The employee was working on the miner, he was lifting a lid up and pulled a muscle in his lower back.

Employee was moving grease drum after greasing machine.

The IE looked up to start drilling the hole for the first roof bolt to be installed in that row, when a piece of rock fell, came between the 6" x 6" opening of the hog panel and struck him in the upper lip and front tooth. This resulted in a chipped tooth.

Emp was using a digging bar to help loosen a tire on a haul truck. Bar slipped and struck employee in the shoulder area.

EE stated that while releasing the brakes on a mantrip it was struck from behind by another mantrip causing him to fall forward. The IE continued to work with intensifying pain in his lower back as the shift progressed.

Employee was moving tailgate shields his hand was on top of panline rail. Rock fell when it slid off of top of shield striking middle finger on right hand. PPE was not a factor, compliance rules/regs was not a factor, mining equipment/systems was a factor, miner proficiency was a factor.

Cut hand when cutting the wrap off a pallet.

Employee alleges that he slipped and twisted his knee. Employee had previous non-work related surgery on his knee. Received Medical report on 12/18/2012 stating that an MRI was vague in deter mining injury to the knee but the MD thinks there is a tear of the meniscus and request surgery.

Employee was walking in the maintenance shop and while reaching for a box of rags the employee tripped over a wooden pallet causing the employee to fall to the ground. Employee fell on wrist causing an injury.

He was in 15A section helping co-workers load a piece of rail when he felt pain in his lower back and groin. Started missing work on 11/05/12. **Upon further investigation, it has been determined that this injury is a direct result of degenerative back issues/disease and occupational illness.**

Grinding screen wall, metal went in eye.

While cleaning frozen chunks of mud from twin screen, a piece of frozen mud fell onto employee's right leg.

EE was rolling a piece of metal and his glove got caught between the metal and roller and his finger was pulled in. EE was diagnosed with a fracture to the right index finger and released to work with restrictions.

Employee was riding down 6th 54 supply road on mantrip 387 when his hardhat fell off. As he replaced his hardhat, his left ring finger was pinched between his hat and the roof, fracturing his finger.

Employee was parked on a small grade. The drill was raised on jacks. He exited the drill and had his arm resting on the door frame of the drill. The door closed, striking the employee on the arm.

Employee slipped off step while stepping down off machine.

While walking on a steep grade of the descending ramp,the employee pulled a muscle in his left calf.

EE has back pain from operating a rock truck.

EE was trying to open tailpiece doors when the door's "batwings" slipped and closed on his finger.

Employee was in the process of loading explosives and lifted a 50 lb bag of ANFO and felt something pop in his right lower back.

Employee approached right side of skid loader while it was in operation. Skid Loader Operator did not observe employee's approach and backed over employee's left foot. employee taken to ER. X-ray negative for fracture. Prescription medication given.

Employee was standing on rebar grid and was tying rebar. He was bent over and his right foot slipped off of the rebar that he was standing on. As his right foot (heal) slipped off he hyper-extended his right knee. He said he felt immediate pain and discomfort but not enough to stop working. Later in the afternoon after standing on it he became sore and stiff.

While repairing crusher, the chute that feeds the fine crusher fell onto ee hand, smashing his left ring finger. Crushing injury to left ring finger.

Picking up concrete block after stopping was knocked out. Two or three blocks fell from above and struck employee on back while he was bent over. He sustained fractures to the transverse process at the L2, L3, and L4 levels.

The operator was parked and being loaded by a loader. The operator claims a large rock hit the side of his bed causing a jarring effect and straining his back.

While walking back to desk in the warehouse, employee tripped on some plastic banding laying on the floor. Employee states as she fell her body twisted and she landed on left side of back.

Employee attempted to move a crane block into position to attach to the rigging, inadvertently positioning his right arm between the crane block and the carbon screen. The employee fractured the ulna and radius of his right arm.

Employee was stepping over the dragline trail cable while setting cones when the cable suddenly moved sweeping IE off of his feet. Employee felt pain in his lower right leg. Employee was taken to CCMH where an x-ray revealed a fracture to the tibula/fibula above the right ankle

Employee was trying to pry a lock devise on a railcar, when he slipped and injured his lower back.

Employee was moving backwards with a piece of steel and tripped over another project he was working on. He fell scraping his left knee and got a bump on the head.

Commercial truck driver was in quarry to load rock to take to our Asphalt plant in Mitchell SD, he did not see Quarry haul truck that was stockpiling rock. He hit the back dual tire on the Cat haul truck and wrecked the front of his truck. He complained of back pain, and was sent by ambulance for evaluation. Driver of quarry haul truck was not injured in anyway.

Employee picked up two buckets of material (approximately 20 lbs.) when he felt a pop in his right bicep. Employee did not seek medical attention until 12/13/2012. He was put on restrictions at this time.

The 617 haul truck operator felt back pain while being loaded at the 17 shovel.

Employee was drilling out a hole in a guard. The drill bit caught in the metal causing the drill to catch and twist his arm.

Employee was moving a ladder to reach a area that needed to be patched. Vac truck hose was in the floor in the area I was working in. I stepped backwards & tripped over the hose, fell down & hit a rock laying in floor with my left ankle. Employee didn't go to the doctor until later and was advised on 12-4-2012 the ankle was broken and would need to have surgery on 12-7-2012.

Employee was cleaning scale from a platform when a section of the expanded metal between the piping and the beam gave way causing the employee's leg to fall through. The section of expanded metal had been previously cut and re-tacked in place. The employee injured his shoulder during this event.

While attempting to lift metal screens, employee felt a pain in stomach area. Not sure what it was, employee went to see Doctor on his own. After reading cat scan, employee was diagnosed with a hernia. Employee will have operation at a future date.

While filling the outside dual tire of a jo-dog jeep with air, he was pulling back to hold the air chuck on the valve stem when the air chuck came apart. The sudden release caused his shoulder pop as it flew backwards.

While removing a steel cylinder, the cylinder moved and pinched the left palm at the base of the thumb between the pin and the jack. Seen at ER, received stitches and released to full duty. On follow up, released to restricted duty.

This was reported as a first aid on 11/12/12 but employee did not seek medical attention until 12/5/12. Employee was pulling electrical cable in a tray when his retractable engaged causing him to twist his back.

Employee was plowing snow and sanding. He finished parked the front end loader was walking back to plant area slipped and fell on left front arm. Hurt his left shoulder.

Employee exited the back of the administration building to board the bus to town. He slipped on a thin sheet of ice that had formed in a small puddle on the cement pad outside the building and fell on his right side injuring his right knee.

The injured employee was assisting another employee to re-install a tire on a lube truck. The injured employee was lifting on the dolly to help position the tire when he felt a pain in his lower back. A Doctor diagnosed Lumbar Spine pain.

Employee lost balance and fell, using his left arm to catch himself.

He was cutting a piece of truss of stacking conveyor when final cut was made conveyor broke loose & moved. EE was standing on 3rd rung of ladder conveyor did not contact ee or ladder but he jumped off ladder & fell to ground landing on left arm.

Emp reported he strained Rt. lower back when using a poke bar to unplug rotary feeder for fuel mill. Bar slipped causing emp to twist back. Emp was examined at Ill. Valley Com Hosp - Occ Health on 11/06/2012. It was determined emp could not work due to prescription drugs (muscle relax) he was taking.

Climbing to access barge, slipped and hit right knee on a cleat

While walking, he stepped on a rock and rolled his ankle

While pushing a bolt up into the roof it began to bend over. The victim then attempted to drop the bolter head down. Instead of activating the down pressure he mistakenly hit the rotation causing the wrench to swing out of center and strike him.

Employee was changing bit on the drill and pinched his right hand with bit. His skin was pinched but he did not require sutures.

Employee was working on a dryer, the employee stated that he slipped and caught his foot and fell backwards injuring his tibia and fibula.

When changing oil he lifted a barrel of oil & strained lower back.

Employee states he was loading a CAT idler on a vehicle when his right middle finger became caught between the idler and the fire suppression tank. Restricted Duty Injury.

Slipped on a muddy surface causing a fall. Employee landed on a piece of steel tubing, with the ribcage taking the brunt of the fall. Employee diagnosed with two broken ribs.

The employee was helping a mechanic change the cutting edge on Cat 950H Front End Loader 17-77 when the right corner bit fell to the ground and rolled over onto the top of the employee's right foot. The employee saw a doctor 11/8/12. The employee has 4 broken toes and localized swelling. The employee is allowed to continue to work on light duty by the attending physician.

Using cutting torch to remove snubber pulley from conveyor frame. When removing, snubber fell and pinched left thumb. He was taken to hospital and surgery done.

Employee moving rocks by hand and strained his shoulder.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCKS WITH A FRONT END LOADER. LOADER HAD A FULL BUCKET OF 1/8" MATERIAL WHEN THE BUCKET WENT DOWN HURTING OPERATOR'S LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO DUTY WITH RESTRICTIONS.

Employee was pulling a bearing off shaft and tripped on a water hose, falling to his knee. Resulting in a minor cut and bruise to the employee's left knee

Crawling through compartments inside tub & EE felt discomfort to left elbow. On 12/21/12 we were informed EE's work status had changed from full duty to light duty.

Employee removed the bottom steel from the bolter pot to check the suction. As he placed his left hand over the pot, the remaining steels fell from the bolthole he was drilling and struck his left hand, fracturing his middle finger.

Employee was using a pry bar to clean around the pulley on the 12C conveyor. As he was pushing down on the pry bar, it slipped from his left hand. The pry bar fell on top of his left hand. His hand was crushed between the pry bar and the pulley structure.

Employee lifted a ladder and felt a pain in his back.

The man was preparing to move the roof bolter from the inch tram control when a piece of roof scale fell and struck him on hardhat and foot.

Employee was examining stopping with inspector. Fan pressure pushed the stopping down as the employee approached. Air pressure pushed the employee 50' away along the mine floor with debris from the stopping. Employee struck right elbow on debris. Employee continued to work at full capacity until first missed shift on 4/2/2013 and is currently still off work.

Employee was walking and stepped into a hole and pulled his back.

Employee suffered a "welders flash" burn to his eyes when a new 480 volt electric heater that he had installed went to ground when it was energized. The heated was later inspected and a defect from the manufacturer was identified as the cause. Antibiotic drops were prescribed.

Employee was cleaning chunks off of grizzly bars in the clinker cooler with a jack hammer bit when he felt a sharp pain in his right elbow.

LOADER STRUCK RAILCAR WHILE CLEANING MATERIAL AROUND TRACK.

EE finished cleaning second floor offices. EE started down stairs leading to first floor slipped and fell landing on backside.

Employee backed truck into ballard, causing tightness in his lower to mid-back

Employee walking in work area. Employee installing wire. Employee tripped on supply wire. Employee fell on knees and right wrist.

It was beginning to get dark and the employee, as part of his duties, was preparing to power up one of the portable light towers for night work. He was walking around the tower and said he slipped as it was muddy from a recent rain and fell against an out rigger leg at the back of the tower injuring one of his left ribs.

Employee was climbing off 626 boom truck. He was using the hand rails and steps on the bed. When he stepped off of the bottom step his left foot was on a rock and when he let go of the handrails his ankle turned and he fell to the ground. He extended his left arm to break his fall and fractured his left wrist. The witness tried to catch him in time but was unsuccessful.

Employee was using a hand bender to straighten out a ground rod. His right, ring finger became stuck in the frame work of the bender. As he put pressure on the board, the momentum of his body caused the bender to twist. This forced his finger to twist in a sideways direction, ultimately, resulting in a finger fracture.

Emp.'s were replacing cutter motor on CU119 the new motor was on a trailer they were in the process of removing the clutch cover on the new motor when the last bolt was taken out the cover fell pinching the employee's left middle finger between the cover and the side rail of the trailer. Emp. has a fx to his finger.

Injured employee was holding a wooden stake to the ground while another employee was attempting to drive the stake into ground using a 16lb sledge hammer. The sledge hammer glanced off the stake striking the injured employee on the left hand/wrist.

While EE was hammering on a cylinder, that another IEE was holding, a piece of metal flew off getting lodged into EE's left forearm and wrist.

Employee was working on HT427 doing a tire rotation. They were in the process of repairing a tire. They lifted the lock ring into place and Employee hurt his lower back.

***did not go for treatment till 12/12/12 - loading holes, slipped on snow, pain to left knee

The employee was installing roof support with a double boom roof bolter. As he inserted the pusher steel into the starter he hit the rotation and it whipped back hitting him in the thumb. An X-Ray showed a hairline fracture and a cast was placed on his hand/thumb.

Loader operator was pushing the trash dump when a piece of PVC pipe broke the lower right side of the front windshield getting glass in his eyes. The employee was wearing protective eye ware. He was evaluated at the local ER and placed on Modified Work for one shift. There were no lost work days.

EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTYING OUT A RAILCAR AND WHILE HITTING ON RAILCAR WITH A RAWHIDE HAMMER SMASHED THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER IN BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND RAILCAR

Employee was assisting with replacing a drive belt on a crusher and pinched his finger resulting in a laceration.

While walking to the blue room, the employee stepped on a rock, twisted his ankle and fell to the ground. Seen at ER, restricted duty for strain ankle.

While stocking supplies for his partner a rock fell from the back striking him on the neck and upper back. The employee went to the doctor on 11/25/12 and was place on light duty at this time.

employee was loading empty pallets onto an empty general car when he mashed his finger with a pallet. (removed his finger nail and required stitches)

The employee was climbing onto a trackhoe, slipped bumping his left elbow.

Employee stepped on a rock and twisted right ankle resulting in a minor sprain. Doctor placed employee on restricted duty.

On 11/22/2012 employee was climbing stairs slipped 2 steps. In the process of trying to regain his balance his right arm was holding the handrail slipped and pushed his right shoulder upward. Patient was treated as first aid. On 1/10/2013 employee was seen by doctor for continued pain and referred for Physical therapy on shoulder for 2 weeks. Reportable as of 1/10/2013.

Employee was cleaning filter pressing the Merril Crow plant. He slipped and strained his lower back. The employee was evaluated at local ER and placed on modified work. There were no lost work days.

While walking in a muddy area, employee slipped and fell to knees.

EE was in an awkward position while standing on plug-mud product chute. He slipped while adjusting his stance. EE reached up and grabbed a hold of a piece of pipe overhead to catch himself, doing so he heard a pop in his right shoulder. The EE had a small muscle tear in his shoulder. He was put on restricted duty. EE was equipped with and utilizing fall protection.

Strained lower back while installing wear parts on Company Unit Number 13-329.

employee was unloading a bundles of t-beams from a truck bed. the bundle of t-beams was set to the ground and steel chokers were unhooked. employee pulled the last choker from the bundle and one of the t-beams rolled over on to the top of the right foot causing the employee to receive a fracture on his right foot. employee returned to work the next morning 11/21/2012.

Two employees were lifting a rock to place it on a pallet. When they placed the stone on the pallet, EE said he felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee stated he was lifting two 12" x 12.5" x 1/2" plates and twisted around to lay them down in a man basket. The employee then states that he felt a slight "twinge" in his lower back that got worse during the day. Employee received medical treatment the next day and was placed on modified duty for two weeks. There is no lost time associated with this injury.

The employee was returning to his work truck and when he entered the cab of the truck, he felt pain in his lower left back.

Moving crane pad felt pain in his bicep and forearm.

EE was removing bags from a dust collector when he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder. He was put on restrictions on 11/27/2012.

Employee was rolling a venturi. He tripped and fell and grabbed a handrail to catch himself. He strained his right middle finger. Conservative treatment was unsuccessful. Patient was put on restricted work starting 12/17/2012.

Employee was dismounting a loader when he twisted or pulled something in his lower back.

Employee suffered a laceration which required sutures when handling waste sheet metal

Working on the Komatsu he complained of back pain.

Employee was lifting a crucible rack and placing it on a table. Strained back. Seen at ER, diagnosed with strain, released to restricted duty.

Employee was throwing away a conveyor roller and when he tossed it into the metal bin, the housing of the roller slid on the shaft and cut his little finger on the right hand. This created a fracture and a laceration requiring 14 stitches.

Employee was working on a barge at the tailings pond and a pipe fell on his left hand causing a contusion at the knuckles.

Employee was drilling holes into a metal PCL Cabinet, drill caught twisting employees right hand.

Employee pinched right index finger between fork and mast while adjusting fork spread on forklift. 4 stitches to close laceration.

No unsafe conditions. Employee was throwing a rock into a metal bin and part of the rock slit off. This cause his ringer to become caught between the rock and the bin when he threw it.

truck hit pot hole, jarring ee and causing back strain

EE was assembling the breaker gear box. The puller bar was supporting two 3' threaded rods, which were attached to the drive coupler for the gear box. EE was in process of removing the bolts from the bottom of the treaded rod, the puller bar shifted causing it to slip out of the nylon strap, falling approx 2' striking EE's left hand. Sutures to R little finger/restrictions.

Victim was getting rock off miner felt pain in lower abdomen.

Employee was changing tire on service truck and strained back while pulling tire off of axle/lugs. Employee evaluated at ER and placed on modified work. There were no lost work days

Employee climbed off of a ladder. After he was off of the ladder, took a step on uneven ground surface and twisted his ankle.

The employee was removing a cutting edge of a loader bucket using an impact wrench. The weight of the impact wrench pushed the spinning edge of the bolt out of the recessed hole of the bucket the bolt cut through the employees gloves and the under side of his wrist and thumb. The employee received several stitches and 10 days of modified duty.

Due to the cold weather, sand was sticking on a conveyor hopper sidewall. EE attempted to pound the sides of the hopper wall with a 12# maul. As EE was pounding he got his hand pinched between the handle of the maul and the steel hopper and cut the palm of his hand. EE required stitches in the palm of his hand.

EE was exiting the loader, missed bottom step, and had already released his one hand grip causing him to lose his balance and he fell to the ground striking his elbow and shoulder.

While removing guard attached to a stand the weight shifted and guard pinched his right arm against a stationary stand resulting in bruises to his wrist and elbow.

Employee while working from a manlift 20ft above the ground he injured his right shoulder during the lowering of a counter weight pulley using a chain jack. The manlift basket suddenly dropped 2ft from the original working position causing an over extension of his right arm.

DRIVING HAUL TRUCK AND HIT BUMP IN THE ROAD. HIS SEAT CAME BACK DOWN AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE FIXED ARM REST ATTACHED TO DOOR.

Employee was installing a feeder belt and felt a pinch in his right shoulder.

Injured was installing sensor system in building. He was turning a conduit body onto the base of a red warning light and heard a pop in his right hand.

No one significant event that caused lower back pain, employee had back pain after shift that ran into overtime. Pain persisted and worsened over the next two days, when medical treatment was sought.

EE Was bent over showing mech. a problem with his Haul Truck when he felt a sharp pain in lower back. EE was sent for medical evaluation, diagnosed with lumbar strain. EE was released to work with restrictions.

Miner was walking on wet concrete surface when he slipped and landed flat on his back. Resulted in Buttock Contusion/ sprain. X-ray taken and miner was put on light duty until X-ray could be reviewed. X-ray was negative and worker was returned to job of injury.

EE was tearing down a scaffold when he felt a pain in his shoulder. EE did not report injury until 11/13/12. EE was temporarily transfer to another job. Condition did not resolve and EE was placed on restricted duty on 12/12/12.

Employee was pulling on conveyor belt and ruptured tendon in arm.

While working a steel shaft on a work bench, was moving the shaft into position. The work bench had holes on the table, the bolt nearest the hole fall-in while his left hand was under the shaft base which smashed his left middle finger at the first joint.

EE was ascending a stairway when he felt a "pop" in his right knee. He sat down and when he got back up he felt some pain and was sent to medical for evaluation. EE was carrying a bucket with a few tools and other items. Placed on restricted duty on 11/19/12.

Employee states that while re-installing a shield on the #12 continuous miner, he slipped and fell off. When he landed on the ground, he felt something pop in his right foot and ankle. Employee continued to work until he went the Dr. on 1-10-13 when he was diagnosed with a fracture in his (R) foot. He continues to work with modified duty.

Employee picked up a full can of welding rod by grasping the sharp edge of the top. The weight of the can caused the sharp edge to cut through employee's leather glove and into his left index finger. He received 5 sutures.

Employee was cutting sheets of plywood into 42" x 48" sheets for stacking boards. He would cut several pieces and then move them 3 at a time and stack them on a pallet a couple of feet away. This project was completed early in the shift. Later in the shift he reported that he had discomfort in his groin area to the shift supervisor.

Mechanic was operating a 4 1/2" hand held grinder with a cutting wheel cutting a metal window frame. The cutting wheel stuck and kicked back coming into contact with the mechanics right hand/wrist resulting in a laceration.

It was a cool sunny morning. Employee was walking up the stairs to operate plant when his knee popped.

A fuel/lube technician was checking the oil level in a tank on the rear of his service truck when he rolled his left ankle as he stepped over a valve to get a better look at the sight glass. The resulting injury was a sprain that requires the ankle to be immobilized in a boot type splint.

Employee was in process of unbolting a hydraulic motor on the Plant to replace it. With 2 bolts remaining the motor unexpectedly began to fall. The employee caught the 80 pound motor with the top of the impact wrench causing it to jolt his right shoulder.

Two employees where installing the master link of the track on a PC400 track hoe. The employee was using a hammer to drive the pin through the track and his left hand hit the idler cover located in the middle of the track. The employee was taken to Sister of Mercy Urgent Care where it was determined that he had a closed fracture of his left little finger.

Using a ratchet wrench with an extension bar was being used to loosen hold down bolts on the chipper blades. The employee was pushing the wrench and lost his grip. His hand struck against the metal frame around the chipper, causing a laceration and fracture to the 4th finger of his left hand.

Employee was lifting the door on a portable light station to crank the engine, when he felt a pop in his left shoulder. He sought medical attention and was diagnosed with a shoulder strain and given work restrictions. This incident is being reported within 10 days of employee seeking medical attention.

Miner was using an 8lb hammer & a chisel to split limestone. Miner is right handed and while swinging missed the chisel striking his left hand causing a contusion.

Moving product chute, ratchet mechanism came off thread and fell on right hand. Laceration and swelling to right hand.

As the employee was lifting a piece of grating to set it on top of an existing piece he lost his balance and he dropped it. As the piece of grating was falling back to its place it caught the employees finger between it and the other piece of grating that was already in place.

Employee was walking down the stairs, he skipped the last step with right leg and felt pain in his lower right side.

While EE was cleaning a plugged chute, with falling rock, he stepped back onto a falling rock, spraining his right ankle.

Injured was using an air lance to clean a plugged chute. He was standing on an 10" high platform. When the air lance broke free, injured lost his balance, fell backward and his left elbow contacted a handrail Injured did NOT seek medical treatment until 11/19/2012

Employee walked onto catwalk and hit his knee on mid rail.

Employee was hit in right forearm by stabilizer bar. Was seen at the ER and directed to follow up. On follow-up was released to restricted duty.

Employee was placing a new sheet of metal in the bottom of a loader bucket. He welded two pieces of flat bar on each end to hold the sheet of metal in place and keep it from falling through. When he went to unhook the shackle from the metal he placed his left hand on the sheet. It flipped out of place and pinched his arm between the metal and the bucket.

EE was prying on a door and the pry bar slipped. When the bar slipped it pinched his left index finger in between the pry bar and the kiln hood causing a cut to the tip of his finger.

Employee was getting a piece of sheet steel out of the steel rack. The employee needed a 1/8" x 4 x 8 it was in the middle of 3/8 x 4 x 8. They leaned the 3/8" sheets to access the 1/8". Employee went to retrieve 1/8" sheet the 3/8" sheets fell back upon the 1/8" striking employee's right thumb.

Attempting to remove a head nut from a crusher using a hammer.

Employee strained his shoulder operating the north feed water valve on E boiler. Employee returned to work and worked normal duties until he went off on surgery on 1/10/13.

The employee pushed a crown from the pusher cradle to the roller conveyor. As the crown slid onto the roller conveyor, the employees' hand was at the lower portion of the crown headed toward the roller conveyor. One of his fingers were pinched between the crown and one of the rollers. The employee fractured the tip of his right ring finger.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON A SHIRT AND A SPIDER BIT HIS FINGER

Employee was working in our shipping yard, preparing a pallet of material for shipment. Employee slipped while wrapping the pallet and hurt his back. His pain increased after a short period of time and he was then sent to the local medical facility.

Employee was in production truck #36. Loader #47 was in the Lynx pit and loading the truck. A large rock hit the box and jostled the employee. employee was placed on restricted duty on 11/5/2012.

Shifting of ladder, causing loss of balance. Contusion & strain to right thigh.

On 11/05 Employee states on 11/02 he was cleaning out an air lancing tower. EE was hanging onto a long steel pipe and sliding it inside the tower. It got stuck and he started experiencing right shoulder pain.

EE was helping install cab protector on a truck when it slipped off chain and struck emp in the right shoulder.

EE reported (3 days later) back discomfort, and was unsure of activity that caused discomfort. Discomfort did not restrict EE job assignments until 2/4/13.

EE was opening a ball valve located on the tank farm and in the process of doing so sprained his left shoulder

He was walking along the track carrying a track tie on his shoulder. He stumbled and felt pain in his back. *We dispute the allegations in Citation #8049160 and submit this report solely to terminate the citation.

Employee stepped off the back of the roof bolter into a water hole and twisted his right knee and heard something pop. Incident occurred on 11/1/2012, became restricted duty on 2/7/2013 when employee was placed on restricted duty.

Lifted 2" water hose to move out of area. Right knee twisted resulting in sprain-strain.

Employee was helping to change lifters in a grinding mill. Nuts, sealers, washers and cones were removed from bolts. Employee was driving the old lifter out using a sledge hammer hitting the end of the bolts. As she hit the end of a bolt the hammer glanced off the bolt, her finger was caught between the hammer handle and the bolt.

Employee stated while building a concrete stopping he was in the process of splitting a block when he struck his right forearm against a steel band...causing small laceration requiring nine stitches...no lost time

EE was working inside vessel and as EE raised his face shield a small foreign object got into his left eye. Went to the eyewash station and rinsed his eye and the object was still there. EE reported to the on site medical facility. EE's eye was flushed to remove the object. A Rx medication was applied to the eye making this a reportable incident.

Employee was splicing a shuttle car cable. Utility knife slipped and cut his right leg.

Employee was cut on the left forearm while removing a part from a roof bolter

employee and two others were putting a flange on a large pipe-the pipe shifted and fell on employee's right hand causing deep abrasion on thumb and cuts on right knuckles---work gloves were begin worn by employee at time of accident-employee went to ER immediately upon discovering injury

Employee was attempting to adjust broom bristle on sampler tail piece with pry bar. Pry bar snagged moving belt and smashed employee's fingers between pry bar and belt resulting in fracture to left ring finger and laceration to left pinky finger requiring 4 stitches.

Employee had his left hand little finger smashed between the frame of a crusher and a very large magnet(several hundred lbs). This created a laceration that required 9 stitches to close and a hair line fracture.

The employee was lowering a propane fuel tank from the back of a forklift when the tank bracket pinned his finger between the bracket and the forklift body, causing lacerations to his finger requiring stitches

Employee was roof bolting and installing the angle brackets and a piece of rock fell out of the roof and struck him on the right forearm. He went to the hospital and received 4 stitches in his right forearm.

The temperature was about -35 below and the roads/pits were icy. The employee stepped out of his service vehicle to look at a haul truck and slipped on the ice, striking his chest on the ground.

Employee was unloading a wheel unit from a buggy when it fell on his right hand.

employee was carrying a post and a staple sticking out of the post caught his glove and cut his finger. (laceration with stitches)

Chipped tooth when he hit the dump ring causing him to fall against the door handle

Employee reported welding on the press floor and when he finished the weld, he lifted his hood, and when attempting to readjust fogged goggles foreign matter brushed against the inner aspect of the outer corner of the left eye.

Employee received a flash burn to his eyes while working in close proximity to welding operations.

Employee was putting oil in a continuous miner and cut finger on an oil can.

WORKER WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STONE WHICH CAUSED PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER

HELPING A PA PULL A PIPE OUT THE TA DUET. HIS HAND WAS ON THE TIP OF THE PIPE AND WHEN THEY WERE PUSHING THE PIPE HIS FINGER HIT THE RAILS.

Emp. was unplugging#2 catchall hopper with lance. While performing,the hose came off spraying hot condensate all over the back of the his legs. He stopped working,and went to check his legs.He told his Supervisor what had happened saying he was ok, and went back to work. On 12-1-12 the medical department was notified of the incident,and RN started treatment immediately.

Employee attempted to bend over a piece of hog wire with his hand to prevent it from snagging on someone. Wire sprung back and punctured palm of left hand through employee's glove. This resulted in employee having to go to the hospital ER and having wound cleaned and 2 sutures to close wound.

Employee was bolting top while starting his starter steel when a piece of coal from the roof fell hitting the drill head. It broke and a small piece hit him in the mouth causing a cut to his lip resulting in 4 stitches.

Employee was working outside, in windy conditions. Debris or dirt was blown into the employee's eye. Employee used eye drops in an attempt to clean out his eye, but irritation worsened. Employee then reported incident to his supervisor, was brought to office for EMT-I to treat and evaluate and employee was then transported to emergency room.

While roof bolting a small sharp piece of roof slate fell out and hit employee on right forearm, resulting in a small laceration. NO LOST TIME, Medical only, not serious

Employee was pinning and got dust in his eyes.

While changing teeth on a dozer, a piece of metal flew off, embedding in the employee's left forearm. Seen at the ER, x-ray and incision required to remove. No stitches, released to full duty.

EE was operating a shuttle car with his hand on the post of the car when his ring finger on his right hand became caught between the canopy and the frame of the car. Medical treatment injury.

A Heavy Duty Truck shop mechanic received a laceration on his left cheek, when he struck a zipper link on a dozer track with a 4 pound sledge hammer and was struck in the face with a piece of fly metal. He received 8 stitches.

EE removing hose connection. Pipe wrench slipped, pinched R thumb between wrench handle and handrail. Fractured tip of distal phalange

Employee was holding T-channel in place and when the ATRS on the bolter applied pressure, employee's right middle finger became caught between the roof and the T-channel. Medical treatment injury

Employee was washing glass beaker. It broke and cut his little finger on his right hand. Needed 4 stitches. He returned to work after seeing the doctor.

Employee had laid the master pad for a Caterpillar D-9 dozer in place and turned to get a pry bar and the pad fell and struck his right foot.

Employee was roof bolting when a rock fell hitting his shoulder causing a laceration that required sutures. Employee went to doctor received sutures and returned to work the following day.

EE was carrying in a 20lb propane tank from pickup parked outside the 409 door. While walking toward the building he slipped on a patch of ice. He fell to the ground and hit his face, cutting his upper lip

Employee was unhooking a light plant off the pintle hitch of a pick up and in the process lifting the light plant the employee pinched the tip of the right thumb between the pintle hitch of the pick up and the hitch on the light plant. Resulting in a fracture and sutures on the tip of the bone on the right thumb.

Two employees were building a crib tower. One employee was tossing cribs to the other, while the victim was picking up a crib the other employee tossed one striking the victim's hand causing a laceration to the victim's pinky finger.

EE was cutting tape off of a shovel handle with a utility knife. The knife slipped from the shovel handle striking him on the inside of his left arm.

An employee was working on a Welden pump that was pumping water from a concrete pour. There was a leak in the discharge hose which sprayed water in his face when the pump cycled. The water sprayed under his safety glasses and caused significant irritation to his eyes. He was prescribed medication to treat the irritation.

Trimming piece of rubber for side skirt under crusher at gravel plant. Cutting a hole for a bolt to go thru.

Employee got dust in their eye. The eye was flushed at the plant and the employee was brought to a medical professional, where he was prescribed an antibiotic eye drop as a precautionary measure. PPE was being utilized.

While bolting and removing a drill steel while it was rotating looked up to see a piece of shale slightly bigger than a softball slide down the steel and fly toward his face. He was struck on the nose leaving a laceration that required sutures to close and X-rays identified a nasal fracture. He was treated and released to unrestricted duty.

EE was removing electric wiring from a conveyor. EE was using a pocket knife to remove a zip tie that was holding the wire to the conveyor. The knife slipped and struck ee on the left bicep resulting in a puncture wound that required 1 stitch to close.

The employee was walking on the deck of a haul truck with both of her hands full when she tripped and fell. When the employee fell, her head came into contact with the coolant reservoir tank causing a slight fracture to the employee's forehead.

Employee was using rock bar to pry hollow shaft loose using both hands, when the shaft broke free the pry bar came up and his hand on the bar hit his tooth causing a crack in the tooth. REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO CRACKED TOOTH.

Using a pry-bar to re-align the bowl of the HP 300 when the pry-bar slipped crushing my pinky between the pry-bar and safety railing.

The injured was installing a eye bolt for the messenger line in the No.3 entry 30'inby brk. No.66 when a piece of rib rolled off measuring 30"x24"x10" striking him on the left foot, causing a fracture to his left big toe. The accident happened on 21 Rt. development panel.

Employee experienced pain/discomfort in his left eye as a result of contact with an insect/spider while operating equipment. Employee was evaluated by a medical professional and treated with prescription antibiotic for possible infection and was returned to work without restrictions.

Employee was removing a broken piece of a hammer handle from the hammer section using a bolt and another hammer. He struck the bolt twice with the hammer in order to remove the broken handle section when the third strike he hit his left thumb causing impact damage to the thumb.

An employee's wrist was caught between the excavator and ring steel. Claimant initially refused medical treatment, but later disclosed his wrist was still bothering him. On 01/12/13, X-Rays confirmed a hairline fracture to the wrist.

While hanging high voltage cable on wire screen a rock fell down and hit upper lip cutting lip. PPE was not a factor, compliance rules/regs was not a factor, mining equip/system was not a factor, miner proficiency was a factor.

Employee was putting old rollers into the backend of mantrip when he hit his left hand with a roller against the frame of the mantrip fracturing his left middle finger,

Employee reported working in Area 335 under bank #2 installing jumper line. When he had to change welding rod, he lifted his hood, when foreign matter fell behind his safety glasses into his right eye.

Operator was cleaning mill screen when a small piece of clay entered eye. Eye flushed repeatedly but operator was not sure if object was removed. Employee taken to local emergency room for examination. Nothing was identified to be in his eye during emergency room examination and no injury resulted. Treating physician prescribed antibiotics. Employee did not fill prescription.

Employee was performing a finishing process on stone; a stone chip flew under employee's right eye causing an abrasion. Prescription given.

Little finger got into moving parts of a saw-zall and pinched it.

While chaining down a backhoe, the chain binder snapped closed on his hand and slipped. The left small finger was caught in the chain.

As an employee was turning on heater valves on a dozer, their hand slipped and their glove got caught in the pulley. The employee's right thumb was smashed in the spring next to the pulley. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center were it was determined that their thumb was broken and they received 6 stitches.

Employee was pulling back on tongs while tripping collars out of angle hole and felt pain in left shoulder. Employee switched to another job and continued working for the rest of the shift. That evening the employee went to medical center to get shoulder checked out and reported the incident to the Supervisor the following morning. Was given release to return to full work duty.

The employee was injured while operating the Volvo A40F Haul truck. He was diagnosed with a shoulder strain. The employee reported the pain was an accumulation over a period of 3 to 4 weeks.

Employee was dismounting a 785 rock truck when he stepped to the ground he twisted his ankle.

EE was knocking a hole through a wall. The tool went through the hole smashing his finger. 7 stitches.

Employee was adjusting a drive belt by rocking the belt 1/4 turn increments when tip of finger caught between belt and pulley resulting in laceration - finger tip

Crawled under loader frame to perform maintenance inspection, removing hard hat (unavoidable). And when crawling out from under the loader raised up too early striking head against edge of service deck.

EE was grinding key stock on a wheel unit when the grinder kicked back striking him on his right index finger causing a laceration.

EE was pulling a roofbolt from the tray when his right little finger became caught between the roofbolt and the drill pot.Medical treatment injury.

Employee was using a sledge hammer to knock out a stopping and caught his hand between the hammer handle and the stopping this caused a laceration that required 3 stitches to close the wound.

While using a maul to dislodge curtain liners in rock crusher (P-35) a metal sliver became dislodged and made a puncture wound in the navel area.

Employee was using a bolt wrench, swung and hit his index finger against canopy with wrench.

The employee pinched his right index finger between the nut and the short arm on the Fletcher bolter. This resulted in nine sutures.

Worker was replacing blow bars at crusher, cleaning around crusher, when hand got pinched between blow bar and crusher, causing laceration requiring three stitches.

Auto Mechanic was changing out a tire on the dresser haul truck. He was rolling the tool cart towards the job and the wheel on the cart caught the transiton seam in the cement. The drawers slid out and the mechanic tried to stop and strained his left elbow. Seeking Pt on 02/27/2013

Walking & struck top of head on a low beam.

Employee attempted to trim plastic from drill cap and cut finger on a non locking utility knife.

Fixing broken conveyor belt, he was pulling to roll up the coveyor belt and felt pain in his left shoulder.

Laceration to little finger on the left hand due to contact between the bolt driver and the chuck on the Jackleg.

Employee was getting belt framing out of a false bucket.The belt framing was stuck together the employee pulled the framing apart and struck his thumb between the framing and the false bucket.

Employee's index finger was smashed when material slid off the canopy of the roof bolter.

Mechanic was using a crane to reinstall a track on a dozer, he got his finger smashed between the chain and the blade tilt cylinder, causing trauma to all 4 fingers on left hand.

The employee stated that he placed his drill steel in the chuck of the drill pot on a Fletcher bolter, when he went to use his up pressure the steel popped out of the chuck and hit him between his left thumb and left index finger. The pressure from the hit caused an open wound that resulted in three stitches.

While in the process of applying fire extinguishers and rock dust to the high voltage compartment of the 4E power center that was smoking, employee started to hyperventilate and experienced a loss of consciousness. This incident is being reported only to abate a MSHA citation.

Employee was lowering the lid on a set of ram car batteries when the lid fell on his left index finger which caused a fracture in the tip of the finger and 6 stitches.

While operating a haul truck debris came out of heater vent and imbedded in eye.

Three men were using pry bars to roll over track chain to be installed on EX-650D excavator. When they rolled it over, the pry bar came out of the chain and hit the ground, bouncing back up & striking employee on the front side of his hard hat. He received 1.5" cut on his forehead. This produced minor bleeding from the cut.

On the above listed date, EE was in the process of dumping K-rock and the trailer tipped on its side. He hit his head on an unknown object inside the truck cab. The trailer, a 2001 Vantage, was towed away. The tractor, a 1996 Freightliner, has been inspected. It passed and is in accordance with 49 CFR part 396.

During a part 50 audit, it was determined that this injury was reportable. Employee was chiseling out a bolt using a hammer, hit finger. Cause of this injury was not using a tool to hold the chisel. Compliance with rules/regs., mining equip/systems not a factor. PPE and miner proficiency may be a factor.

Employee was changing the lip guards on loader when a bolt on the underside of the bucket spun and cut through his gloves.

Miner was working in a dusty environment while changing a belt scraper. He complained of dust getting in his eyes. He flushed them with water but the irritation continued. He was examined by a MD; nothing in the eye. The Dr. issued the miner a prescription for medication. The miner was released to full duty at the conclusion of the exam.

Employee was scraping mud off of crusher rolls when he hit his finger on a chute. Resulting in a small fracture on his index finger.

Employee slipped and fell into a sump hole injuring shoulder and back. Company was notified this was a medical injury on 12/19/2012.

Injured was helping change conveyor through rollers and cut his left hand on sharp edge of roller as roller slipped from his grasp. Injured was wearing gloves and still cut palm of hand. He needed stitches to close laceration. He lost no time.

EE came in early to get belt framing for a belt lay on 3rd. shift. There was a piece of belt in front of trailer he was trying to get out. He had a rope dog hooked to the belt & when he started to pull it his hand got caught between chain & ride resulting in injury to his left hand.

NOTIFIED OFFICE ON 11/30/12 OF ACCIDENT THAT WAS CLOSING GATE AT SITE ON 11/15/12 AND STEPPED IN A RUT AND KRILLED ANKLE AND KNEE HIT GATE AND HURT LEG

While employee was hanging a wing curtain in #6 entry on #2 unit he turned and struck his right ear on a damaged pie pan pin plate resulting in a laceration. He received 5 sutures.

Employee was walking and tripped over miner cable and hit his mouth on the restrain clamp/horn of the miner causing a chipped tooth.

While using a sledge hammer to drive in a I-beam employee miss and mashed his thumb between the beam and hammer handle.

Removing jammed bolt from bolter when the bolt plate slid down the bolt striking his right hand requiring sutures.