Mining Incidents in November 2019

Smoke was observed coming from the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.

There was an unplanned roof fall in the #4 - 5th North spad 1+00 to 2+35.

Roof fall occurred at 39+15 B entry on 7 Seam B belt line. The fall was the intersection, 17 feet wide, 20 feet long and 8 feet high.

The ground failed to a height of approximately 8 meters above the sill. The stope was blasted on 11/26/2019 and scheduled to be mucked out within the next few shifts. The stope was supported by 8' swellex and 20' grouted cable.

At approximately 10:20 a.m. the service hoist went down for an electrical issue. No one was trapped or injured. All persons were evacuated in a timely manner. The issue was corrected and the hoist was placed back in service at approximately 1:10 p.m.

The 5 South #4 Escape capsule was out of service for an extended period of time. The overwind switch was stuck. The switch was replaced. The defect was found during normal inspection.

The South Portal Material Hoist had a planned outage. This was to removed 500 feet of excess cable because it would not track right on the drum and would cause excess wear. The excess cable was removed and the hoist was put back in service.

This was a planned outage for the Material Hoist. The rope would not track right on the drum. The hoist rope was changed out to a new cable. MSHA was on site when this replacement was finished.

Hot coal started a fire in solid waste. It was determined the best way to put the fire out was to bury the material. The fire was extinguished by burying the pit.

A roof fall occurred in the 2nd north off the 2nd main east in entry 12 x-cut left at SS 39+60. The fall measured 25' feet long x 19' feet wide x 6.5' to 7' high.

Smoke was observed coming from the northeast side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in 5B TG section at 10 Wall #2 Entry Intersection. There were no injuries or damaged equipment as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall are adverse geological conditions in the stack rock layer in the mine roof and horizontal stress in the mine roof.

A roof fall was discovered between the new track and belt entries at 6 x-cut in 1st West. The fall was rib to rib and approximately 60 feet long. It only fell to the ""Main Roof"" approximately 8 feet thick. There were no injuries in this fall.

Approximately 9:25am, two survey techs discovered a rib slough while performing scan of the bench. Area had been recently mined with autonomous loader and ops group was in backfilling cycle. The slough was about 115' from closest mining activity. Due to current mining activity (backfilling sill) access to slough was limited but was estimated to be between 600-800 tons of material

Coal Train 325 Komatsu 330M Caught Fire and it took longer than 30min to put it out

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the Kingston #2 mine on 11/24/2019 near spad# 21162. The fall measured approximately 70' long x 5' high x 20' wide. No injuries were reported.

At approximately 11:59 a.m. the service hoist went down for power loss. No one was trapped or injured. All persons were evacuated in a timely manner. The power was restored and the hoist was placed back in service at approximately 2:10 p.m.

Service hoist tripped out during lowering on a track limit switch fault.

Smoker was identified in the West Pit, bull dozer was deployed to area and is working to extinguish.

Escape hoist was pulled to top and it was found to have caught messenger, phone, and radio cables. There was also a bad spot in the cable. The cables were removed and communication re-established. The hoist cable was also shortened to remove the bad spot.

Strands were found broke in the Material Hoist rope. The hoist was downed when the strands were found. The rope was changed.

Smoke was observed coming from the Northeast side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East portal. Actions will be taken to treat and remove the affected the material

An area in Conner's Run return air course is currently not passable due to roof sloughage. The area is located between eleven and twelve crosscuts. Management is cleaning and re-supporting the area. Ventilation was not affected.

At approximately 6:15 PM, E31 Longwall intersected an uncharted gas well at 39 shield at 104+25. *Accident Code for inundation was chosen because there is no option for uncharted gas well.

A coal fire was started by high wind conditions and spontaneous combustion in the north high wall face. High wall is in an area that no active mining is going on at this time.

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

The Crabapple slope hoist was not operational for an extended period of time. The Contactor for the main VFD broke due to metal fatigue. The broken contactor caused the hoist to fault with an electrical failure. The hoist was taken out of service until the issue was diagnosed and the contactor replaced

The service skip over traveled approx 1-2 feet beyond the mine landing while lowering a fuel trailer.

Roof fall was located at 31 block on south 1 belt line in the intake #6 entry and fell approx. 60' long x 18' wide x 8' high. The cause is believed to be a geological anomaly

Steep grades in the area.

Smoke was observed coming from the North side coal pile storage area. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #2 Entry in the 6 south mains. The fall occurred at 56.5 crosscut. The fall occurred as a result of adverse geological conditions that deteriorated over time. The fall dimensions were 64' long, 7' high, and 16' wide. The fall occurred outby the active section with no equipment damaged or injury as a result of this event.

Smoke was observed coming from the North side coal pile storage area. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.

The East Main Shaft hoist power tripped due to a failed 24-volt DC power supply. The replacement unit was installed and the hoist was put back into service at 10:30 am.

At approximately 11:33 am after performing the weekly emergency brake test on the north side of the #2 Hoist, the hoist would not reset. Troubleshooting and repair could not be completed within 30 minutes so the mine was evacuated.

Power had dropped to portion of the mine. Upon investigation it was found that a transformer had gotten hot and tripped out the power. It was hot, there was smoke, coils were glowing, but not on fire. It was decided to do a controlled evac. MSHA was called. Power on surface to mine was shut down. Power UG was diverted. Power was restored to entire mine mid morning on 11/19/2019.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 3 Left cross- cut of the North Mains unit. The fall occurred in the cut and travelled into the intersection. Area was approximately 16 to 18 feet wide, 30 feet long and approximately 10 to 12 feet high at the highest point. Area involved was two crosscuts inby spad 2129.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN AN INTERSECTION OF #7 ENTRY AT SPAD #4147 IN THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY ON THE 4 BELT MAINS PANEL.THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 7' IN HEIGHT, 19' IN WIDTH AND 20' IN LENGTH. ALL APPROACHES WERE DANGERED OFF,TIMBERS SET, CRIBS BUILT AND STEEL JACKS SET. NO EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED, NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE LIFELINE WAS RE-ROUTED.

Smoke was observed coming from the North East side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.

3200 Chippy Hoist kept kicking out; loop breaker would trip out. LC Relay was loose, re-seated the relay, ran checks - hoist back up and running at 11:30PM, Sunday, November 17th

The #9 portal elevator went down at 10:35 pm because of a stuck slow down switch. The switch was repaired and the elevator put back into service at 12:48 am.

Miner was descending in preheater personnel elevator when it stopped in between floors 2 and 3. Miner was entrapped at 18:45, doors were checked and elevator power was cycled. Service call was placed with Otis Elevator, service tech arrived and miner was gotten out at 19:50. Tech adjusted excessive slack in positioning tape.

THE CONTINUOUS MINER BECAME STUCK IN SOFT MINE BOTTOM WHILE PULLING PILLARS IN THE #3 ENTRY. THE ROOF FELL ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER BEFORE IT COULD BE TRAMMED BACK OUT OF THE RUN. VENTILATION NOR PERSONS WERE AFFECTED BY THE FALL.

A roof fall was found in our 6W Travelway, XC 4, Entry 4. The fall did not cause injury to miners, impede travel, or affect ventilation. An action plan was submitted and approved by MSHA to rehabilitate the affected area.

Miner was descending in preheater personnel elevator when it stopped in between floors 8 and 9. Miner was entrapped at 11:35, doors were checked and elevator power was cycled. Service call was placed with Otis Elevator, service tech arrived and miner was gotten out at 12:46. On inspection, a wire was found around sheave of positioning tape that caused tape to come off.

A roof fall at the 23 crosscut was discovered while doing the weekly with a Federal Inspector present. The fall was in the #6 entry on 2 mains. The fall measured 18'by 80'by 12' high. The fall fell on the hi-line going to the section.

Operator relocating loader to another pit when sparks and flames started coming from the front of the articulation. Mine rescue team extinguished all flames in 64 minutes.

Unplanned roof fall near EP 7 and 8 in 2nd left off Plumley submains.

D11 caught on fire, operator performed emergency shutdown, exited the cab and called MAYDAY. No personnel were injured during the incident; D11 sustained considerable damage from fire. Root cause is still under investigation.

RRT Fire. The slide gate on the TDF system was closed (Showing open in control room). This caused material to back up. Maintenance cleared the plug and opened the gate. The leftover RRT was left on the rotary feeder level. The material ignited from the heat and caused electrical damage.

Approximately 7:30am, techs were conducting routine shaft inspection when they noticed 120 volt cable had become unsecure in shaft. The plastic tie wrap used to secure the cable had broken loose because it was old. After performing JHA, the cable was secured with nylon strap and techs continued shaft inspection. Shaft inspection was complete and back to normal operations at 10:08am

Heartbeat fault occurred on production hoist and could not be cleared

An unintentional roof fall has occurred on the S2-J at the 25th xc of the #8 entry. The fall occurred in an intersection and was approximately 18'x 18'x over 8' high.

Production hoist power supply board failed. Loaded skip was mid shaft at the time of the board failure. Board was replaced, skip was emptied, and test runs were performed.

Smoke was observed coming from the North side coal pile storage area. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.

An Unplanned Non-Injury Roof Fall occurred in the #2 entry of 2Q Southeast Panel in the #2 Entry #2 Crosscut inby SS# 10774 in the Neutral Travelway.

The raw coal pile at the Preparation Plant had 3 separate locations where there was smoke and warming coming from the coal.

At approximately 9:20 pm Midnight Shift discovered a roof fall contained to the intersection at spad # 7603. The fall fell above anchorage.

Smoke was observed coming from the North East side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.

An unplanned and reportable roof fall occurred at the 167-168 block of the F-Mains #4 entry intake. There were no injuries, no equipment damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.

Helping put on a new conveyor belt. Situation is very job specific. Video seen that goes over the points and job hazards as does our MSHA trainer from NJDOT. Employee's left thumb to the first knuckle was amputated. Employee and thumb taken to the hospital and had 7 hr surgery to reconnect it.

The employee climbed over into a Gleason Clay Shredder to remove a piece of metal without locking the machine out. EE only killed the power. Another employee came by and started the machine. EE lost part of EE's left leg.

Guard was removed from front head pulley to manually attempt to free conveyor. Employee grabbed exposed v-belt. At this time another employee started conveyor belt grabbing the right hand & lodging it into the exposed pulley. Employee was taken to Hospital where EE underwent surgery to close off torn pinkie & add pins to two broken fingers.

Injury involved an experienced worker at jobsite involved in a common/repetitive rigging task for deployment of Geosynthetic Liner materials. EE attempting to insert End Cone into roll inner core, jammed left gloved index finger between tip of cone & inner roll core causing EE to pull hand away which severed the tip of finger above first knuckle. Self inflicted.

EE was performing inspection on truck to start afternoon shift. EE lost EE's footing, regained EE's balance before falling, but felt a pop/burn in EE's upper right thigh. EE finished EE's shift, but decided to get a medical opinion on Monday. EE had a hip flexor muscle strain, EE was told to rest/ice for two weeks. Freezing rain and blowing snow conditions at the time of incident.

Employee was walking to haul truck and slipped and fell on the freshly bladed ground causing a fracture to EE's left femur.

Miners were removing a frozen water hose from the catwalk beside a conveyor. One end of the hose was hung over the railing of the catwalk and was lowered to the ground. Gravitational energy started the hose falling freely, running along the rail, and the hose struck a miner in the face, breaking nose and knocking them to the catwalk floor.

EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT THEIR POST AND WAS HEADING BACK TO SITE TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE SHIFT WAS ENDING AND CAR WENT IN DITCH. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK AND NECK PAIN

miner strained left bicep FA on 11/23/19 then on 11/28/19 slipped on ice FA, but told to follow up with specialist for MRI. On 12/18/19 I was informed MRI showed a tear that will require surgery

On November 28, 2019, employee was adjusting the vent on the air conditioner when a piece of dust blew into their eye. Employee was not wearing safety glasses to prevent injury.

Dismounting haul truck, slipped and fell. Injuring right leg. Upon further medical evaluation, resulting in hair-line fracture of right fibula.

Injured employee stacked a roll of plastic hose on top of another roll in a cross-cut and when EE turned away, the roll of hose fell, landing on EE's left foot. Employee suffered a fracture to EE's left foot and began missing work on 12/02/2019 due to this injury. Employee was wearing required PPE. Didn't violate any rules or regulations.

Ee was walking to haul truck, slipped and fell, landing on EE's knee. Seen at the ER, diagnosed with pain in knee. Seen again at the clinic and put off work pending MRI.

Employee was working at the controls for the H-3 belt when a rock bounced off the belt a hit the employee on the right side of the face.

A fully trained miner was tramming a scoop when the scoop hit the coal rib and jarred EE's back. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

Employee was on top of the mule ""neatening up"" the mule cable. When EE finished, EE jumped off the mule and landed awkwardly on the mine floor, injuring EE's right leg, just above the ankle.

While operating the 777B haul truck, the operator jarred EE's back in the seat

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING WHILE WELDING AT THE HEAD PULLEY OF A CONVEYOR BELT, CV-03. SOME SLAG FELL ON EE'S RIGHT KNEE, BURNING IT. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL INFECTION, 11/27, DIAGNOSIS BY PHYSICIAN OF CELLULITIS.

Employee was hanging curtain when a rock fell out between rows of bolts and struck employee in the head and shin.

Uneven ground, slippery conditions, inclement weather.

A fully trained miner was working on a longwall shield when a hose blew and the miner got fluid in eye. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

EE and the mechanic helper were carrying a gear for the miner planetary. EE stumbled forward and felt pain in lower back. EE was off work with holidays, EE started EE's regular shift on 12/2 stated was still having back pain. Returned to doctor for further evaluation, EE was removed from work starting 12/3/2019 until results from testing.

Employee was climbing back up ladder of water truck when their right foot slipped off step, causing employee to slide down steps, landing on feet, feeling pain in right ankle and then falling backwards. Employee was wearing gloves and had three points of contact. Employee slid down about apx. 6ft.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THEY TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. THEY AFFIRMED AS THEY WENT TO CATCH THEMSELVES THEY LANDED WRONG ON THEIR LEFT LEG CAUSING PAIN IN THE KNEE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL ER WHERE EE WAS EVALUATED. EMPLOYEE HAD RESTRICTIONS PLACED UPON EE THAT REQUIRED MODIFIED DUTY. THE EMPLOYER IS ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THESE RESTRICTIONS.

Employee was driving an empty haul truck when EE hit a hole in the road that jarred EE's back. EE received first aid treatment and continued working. The following day EE reported to work stating EE was stiff and sore, and requested to see a physician. EE was given restrictions, CURRENTLY ONGOING.

Rub Rail of Continuous Miner Fell on Employees Right Foot

Employee was inside the outer half of the east drum and upon exiting the drum employee was straddling the uneven sump floor and attempted to pull self up and over to the hoist room floor. In the process both hands slipped and employee fell backwards approximately 4 ft. below into the 2 ft. gap and onto the sump floor.

A fully trained miner was changing a belt frame when they got a finger caught between the belt and frame resulting in a laceration. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

Employee was filling the scrubber tank of a 3.5 Wagner scoop. When done filling the employee pulled the hose from the tank and accidentally opened that valve, which caused the hose to get away from them. When trying to contain the hose to shut of the valve the hose came around and struck the employee in the right ankle.

Employee was operating a steam power sprayer in the Dry Ridge shop, when a line blew off causing the steam to come in contact with employee's right arm. Employee suffered small burns to right forearm as a result.

EE was helping another miner carry 4"" X 20' aluminum pipe. They both had pipe on shoulder. EE in back fell. IE was in the front and felt pain in right shoulder. IE did not want to seek medical attention until January 14, 2020. IE went on own to the doctors and then wanted workers compensation. Workers compensation investigated and approved claim on February 15, 2020.

Two employees were lifting 72"" belt structure to suspend it from a chain hanger. The IE felt a ""pop"" in the left shoulder. During Thanksgiving week, IE was examined by a doctor. Management received test results on 12/2/2019 making it MSHA reportable.

Employee stated EE knelt to measure coal. Upon rising, EE's R knee popped, and felt pain when EE put weight on it. EE finished shift. EE refused ambulance and medical attention at this time. EE sought medical attention on 11-23-19 and referred to orthopedic specialist. EE visited specialist on 12-2-19 and given time off for further evaluation.

EE was performing start of shift maintenance on KPI 4250 (Rock Crusher) attempting to add anti-freeze to the radiator the EE fell approx 5ft from the position where they were standing to the crusher deck. EE was treated in the local ER diagnosed with a right AC joint separation, Non displacement fracture to C4, and two broken ribs. The EE was treated and released from the ER.

Employee was climbing down ladder of Cat 785 Rock Truck. When they stepped down foot landed on lump of coal twisting left ankle.

Employee was moving a boulder in the pit when they experienced back discomfort. Was not reported until 3 days later.

Alleged occupational illness. Employee changed batteries on GR18. Employee reported lower back felt sore, while changing batteries; once sat down felt shooting pain in lower back. Employee did not want to be seen by site responder.

Nov 2019, Ee was walking out of warehouse bay and stepped on uneven ground. Ee felt Left Knee pop, but did not fall. Feb 14, 2020...Ee had surgery on Left Knee as a result of injury.

While moving material in a haul truck employee drove over a bump in the haul road and experienced pain in tail bone/lower back.

The employee was cutting a metal plate using a grinder equipped with a metal cutting wheel. A piece of debris went under EE's face shield & safety glasses & landed in EE's left eye.

Employee was airing up a tire on a 40 ton haul truck when the tire blew. EE was taken to local hospital and received treatment for two fractures on the neck and two on the back and one on EE's knuckle.

Employee alleges they were cleaning off the belt on the loader and they turned sharply and felt immediate pain in left lower rib area. Employee didn't seek medical attention at first then later decided to be seen.

A fully trained miner was loading roof channel when EE dropped the channel and it cut EE's arm. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

EE was standing on a shuttle car cable with conversion valve out. As EE put the valve back in the cable took up while EE was standing on it, and it flipped EE over on right shoulder. X-rays showed no breaks and EE is home waiting an MRI.

Employee was throwing cable over and when the employee raised back to the standing position hit head on a brow.

Employee was cutting a hydraulic hose with a razor knife, slipped and cut right thigh.

IE was standing beside a slack pile of roof bolter cable as it was being reeled up. The cable became tight and made contact with the top of EE's left hand and wrist. EE received a fracture of the scaphoid bone of the left wrist.

Truck Driver was dumping a trailer of bypro, Driver dumped on UNLEVEL ground causing the load to shift and turn the truck & trailer on its side. Driver was is in the cab of the semi at the time and was not wearing EE's seat belt. EE then fell into the gear shift causing injury to EE's rib and chest area.

EE was tasked with operating a 980G loader to build a new berm to allow drilling and blasting crews access to set up a new shot. The EE cleared material and opened the area to an exposed highwall edge, then backed up, towards the edge of the highwall, causing the machine to fall to the bench below, sustaining injuries from the impact.

The employee was walking outby from the face area toward EE's toolbox. As EE was walking EE's right foot slipped on loose material allowing EE's right leg to extend outward. The employee complained with discomfort to EE's right knee. The employee continued working until 1/14/20 at which time EE was taken off work pending surgery on the right knee.

While trying to remove a bolt with a wrench from a dragline crane engine, hand slipped with the wrench. Employee hit pinky knuckle on right hand and caused an avulsion fracture.

A fully trained miner slipped in mud on the belt line and sprained left knee. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

On 11/8/2019 while an employee was watching a paste pour, the 6 inch line surged causing it to drop & contact EE's head, neck and shoulder on right side. Evaluated at ER and given full work release. The Operator was made aware the employee had seen a doctor & scheduled for shoulder surgery on 5/18/2020. 1st shift missed was on 5/13/2020.

Ladder slid causing employee to slip & fall with the ladder hitting them in the leg.

Employee was opening a railcar door using a bar. the bar slipped and the employee lost balance and fell landing on elbow. The accident wasn't reported until 12/18/2019. Went to the doctor on 12/19/2019 when EE was placed on restricted duty then.

EE WAS SPOT BOLTING TRACK ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRIKING EE IN EE'S LEFT ARM AND HAND

A ball mill operator was operating the ball cart to recharge mills with media when it traveled off the end of a portion of track where the bridge was missing. The employee fell approximately 12' down into the abandoned a-side classifier.

Climbing out of loader cab, missed the step causing EE to come all the way down to the ground with EE's left leg fully extended. Felt pain in EE's knee, diagnosed left knee strain.

Employee was climbing out of the shield and lost footing causing left knee to twist. Employee finished the shift and continued to work. EE was seen by a physician 4 times before requesting a second opinion. The second physician administered shots of medicine into the knee and wrote the employee off for 2 shifts. The first missed shift was 2/5/2020.

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

Employee stepped off of mantrip and sprained right ankle.

Employee was operating a underground loader when EE drove over a pothole causing EE to jar neck causing pain and discomfort. Seen by site medic referred to ER & was released with instructions to seek further care if pain did not subside. Went to a physician the following day as pain was still present & was restricted at that time.

Employee stated EE was crossing slope cable. EE stated the cable moved and struck EE in the leg. EE finished shift and did not seek medical attention at this time. EE first sought medical attention on 11-25-19. Upon exam, an x-ray was ordered which indicated a fracture. EE has been referred to Orthopedic specialist.

Dragline dump rope caught in drag hitch. Groundman moved drag ropes to create slack and went to park tractor. Two maint. employees developed a plan to use the boom truck arm to release the rope. While releasing the rope they did not see groundman enter area unannounced from behind. Rope released and contacted groundmans face causing injury to nose, lip, upper maxillary and teeth.

Employee was hanging a spool of wire. Employee had one end in the rope and thought they had the other end secured. When employee went to let go the second end wasn't secure and began to fall. Employee caught it and felt pain in groin area.

Loader operator reported slipped on stairs, struck knee on grating while going to make oil checks on L48. Operator seen by on-site EMT, and then brought to hospital for further evaluation.

While removing screen from screening plant, screen dropped on EE's hand.

Employee was walking to the roof bolter at the face, when a rock fell out between the bolts, striking the employee. Rock measured 5.5'L x 3' W x 1"" to 7"" thick.

Employee was replacing shields on the continuous miner and had pulled the rub rail pin to provide enough clearance to slide a shield into place. As EE was doing this, EE had left hand on the bottom of the rub rail when it unexpectedly came loose and dropped, pinching EE's left hand between the rub rail and a crib block.

Employee was exiting silo floor when EE turned to leave EE felt something pop in EE's left knee. No restrictions until Nov. 29th.

Employee was walking from the office to the employee break room near the end of the shift and slipped or tripped and fell contacting the wall of the break room.

EE was traveling down right stopping line in scoop roadway gathering up block. EE bent over to pick up block and a piece of rock fell out striking EE in the right middle back area. EE was seen at a medical center with negative findings. EE was given a full release to return to work. EE has not reported back to work.

Employee was descending the steps of a loader holding on to the handrail and door handrail. The door was tied in the open position. The tie broke and the door hit the employee in the shoulder.

No contributing factors, no damage to equipment and no damage to property.

While walking to speak to the manager, slipped on the ice and fell on left knee.

While pulling feeder cat head to power center employee felt pain in back.

Employee was hanging roof bolter cable when a piece of rock fell striking them in the mouth, cutting upper lip on the inside.

When exiting a Volvo 220 loader employee caught boot on a step and fell to the ground. Accident resulted in small muscle tear in left shoulder. Employee failed to maintain 3 points of contact. The step was inspected and found to be in good condition.

Employee was walking from pump room to engine room on PC5500 Komatsu Excavator when they tripped on the catwalk. As they were falling they grabbed a rail and pulled a muscle in upper right arm. EE continued to work and followed up with a doctor shortly afterward. The doctor let employee continue to work until the doctor took them off. The first day missing work was 2/5/2020.

Plow trucks hydraulic tank came dislodged and truck ran it over jostling operator.

I.E. and another employee were moving miner cable over to the rib. While moving the cable I.E. heard and felt a pop in their left shoulder. Employee continued to work until surgery on 02-06-2020.

Employee was operating a skid steer and twisted the wrong way, resulting in a torn MCL on EE's knee.

Driver went to step out of the truck and slipped off the bottom step.

Employee stepped on grating while untwisting a hose and sprained (L) ankle.

Employee was trying to remove an accumulator from a hydraulic valve bank. While trying to remove super stecko staple from fitting, employee inserted pointed end of pick hammer between staple and fitting. Employee hit pick hammer with ball peen hammer to dislodge staple. Metal shard broke off and lodged in employee's left wrist.

Employee was removing liners from mill and pinched left hand underneath liner injuring thumb.

The employee was going to check for and clean up any material spillage under the 104 belt. As EE was descending the stairs, EE missed a step then several more. The employee maintained 3-point contact, preventing EE from falling down the stairs. The employee struck a side rail or mid rail with left knee before coming to a stop causing a dislocation of the left knee patellar.

Employee was pinned by machine bucket against rockwall causing injury to left shoulder and neck.

EE was spraying De-icer onto the scalping tower belt. When EE turned off the nozzle the hose split spraying De-icer into EE's eyes.

Miner was grinding links on a feeder chain and got a metal shaving in EE's eye. EE said that it did not start irritating EE until 11/12/19 when EE went to the ER after work.

Employee was adding additional Fiberglass vent tube & when EE was lifting a piece into place EE felt a pop in EE's right bicep followed by pain. Seen site medic referred to ER, then referred to a specialist who restricted the employee and scheduled an MRI.

EE was dropping strands of trailing cable for slack. EE tried to hand the cable back and felt sharp pain in lower back.

The belt crew was pulling a mine belt on a unit. While doing so, the sheave wheel broke free causing the steel cable to whip striking the EE on left wrist. Because of swelling, EE was taken to the hospital for x-rays. No fractures were found. EE continued to work, but because of persistent pain, a follow up was done. EE was then taken off of work beginning 1/7/2020.

Employee was performing a workplace exam at the Pit Shop. When EE was inspecting the used coolant tank level behind the Pit Shop, EE slipped on the ice, landing on EE's left ankle, which caused it to roll. Employee suffered a left sprained/strained ankle.

Undercutter cable was being pulled to new circuit center. Cable tightened and took employee's feet out from under them, causing them to fall on their face.

While walking to the truck for tools & supplies, EE walked through a wet & muddy area & slipped, causing EE to fall on knee.

Employee was shutting down the rear engine on the scraper. Employee lost footing when climbing down and could not regain control. Employee fell, pulling a muscle in right shoulder.

Employee felt pop in pec muscle when lifting themselves out of forklift. Was given off work 2 mths and prescribed PT, we ask this be charged as a OCC Illness due to no event, this would be no different than getting out of a chair, on 11-12-19 EE was taken to hospital the prior shift for chest pains while standing in track entry two similar occurrences in 2 days?

The Employee was opening a lower compartment door which had ice built up around it. When the door was pulled free the employee lost their balance and fell backwards onto the train tracks. The employee finished their shift, then went to the hospital at 10:00pm that night.

Employee was installing slider beds on a Richmond load bed. While positioning a bed, it shifted and the employees left ring finger was caught between it and the previously installed bed.

Employee was unhooking 12volt battery charger from diesel scoop when battery blew up cutting right pinky finger. Required two stitches.

Employee was on the cat walk while attempting to guide a customer truck into position. The miner squatted down to make visual contact and felt pain in lower back as they stood up.

Employee was stepping from one barge to another an struck left knee on edge of barge. Employee continued to have pain in the knee an was scheduled for MRI on 12-24-2019. MRI revealed meniscus tear and was scheduled for surgery. Thus making the case reportable in 2019. Employer became aware of tear in January 2020.

Employee was welding on pipe when a hot piece of metal melted employee's glove & burnt right index finger, later on that morning employee was smacking down a screen with a hammer when employee hit the same finger with the hammer, employee did not report to Foreman until 11-16-19, had surgery on finger & is still in Hospital.

Employee was exiting cab of dozer. When they stepped on the deck it had oil on the deck and they slipped and fell hitting an elbow on the deck and hit their tailbone on the dozer track.

EE was using a slate bar to pry the chain guard loose at the #9 Belt Drive. The bar apparently slipped off and struck EE's left shoulder and jaw. EE walked to the working section and reported to the foreman. EE was brought outside and driven to the local hospital for evaluation.

Cut hand on piece of metal.

Employee stated employee was carrying an acetylene bottle when tripped over the corner of a top structure causing employee to fall and twist back and hip.

Cutting through a hose. Cutting tool cut through gloves and into thumb pad. Got 9 stitches.

Employee was operating shuttle car. EE was attempting to negotiate a left hand turn to get under the miner tail when EE got too close to the rib and pinched EE's arm between the rib and the kitchen of the shuttle car.

Employee was pulling cable slack during a power move, when the roller hanger came off the roof strap, causing the cable to pull tight and strike employee in the entry, resulting in a sprain/strain to left foot and a contusion to right leg. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency not a factor.

Due to buildup of wet sand in the elevator, EE opened the clean out gate to allow the sand to be cleared. EE did not secure the opening of the gate properly resulting in EE's left hand ring finger being lodged in the gate. A laceration was made on EE's finger as a result. After the injury EE was transported to the hospital for medical attention.

While the Miner was removing a mine timber from the feeder area, EE strained EE's back.

IE was attempting to hook up a mobile air compressor by unhooking a stationary air compressor so that the stationary air compressor could be serviced. As they started to hook the 3"" hose up, they tripped over the excess hose on the ground and fell. As they fell, left thumb hit the framework and caused a fracture to left thumb.

Operator stood up and struck EE's hardhat against steel cross member causing neck strain.

IE was injured unclogging the rock dust hose. While holding the dust hose, the hose dislodged the dust causing EE to fall into the stage loader panic bar. This struck EE across the back causing a fracture to EE's lower lumbar.

Employee had just moved the loader cable when they stepped back a couple of steps into a hole, causing them to lose balance and fall. EE fell back on right hand, injuring right middle and right ring fingers.

Injured employee strained EE's knee after stepping in a small, approximate one inch deep, cavity in a concrete covered area. Time didn't make it better, so EE's doctor ordered an MRI. The MRI revealed an issue requiring surgery. Injured employee had surgery 02/24/20 making this a reportable event.

Employee was carrying metal for side boards through double doors and one end caught the edge of the door and slipped from hand and struck foot causing four fractured/broken bones to the metatarsal of left foot. (REPORTABLE DUE TO FRACTURE AND LOST TIME)

Employee was carrying a gopher drill on the 8 South #3 Belt when the employee slipped and twisted right knee, resulting in a sprain/strain injury. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

EE jumped down into a railcar to remove a piece of debris. EE landed on a rock and rolled EE's ankle.

The contract miner was part of a team lapping conveyor belt. During this process a sheave wheel came free from a wire rope and contacted the contractor's left hand. The following did not directly affect the occurrence: rules and regs., mining equipment, skills, proficiency, protective clothing or equipment. Attitude may have been a factor.

Employee was climbing down off of machine, one of the steps broke and they fell to the ground.

IE was descending a ladder, slipped and struck a guard on beltline with back, then fell to ground.

Employee stated that the guard from the dredge winch was removed to replace the cable, at some point the cable started to slide off the deck into the water and EE jumped over the guard to stop it and cut the back of EE's leg on the guard.

While walking on the ground to access a pickup truck, the employee rolled foot. This caused the employee to lose balance and fall to the ground.

An employee was repairing a conveyor belt using a belt cutter to cut the belt. While turning the handle on the belt cutter, EE felt pain in the right shoulder, resulting in a strain. EE was seen at a clinic and prescribed pain medication.

EE was getting out of the shuttle car seat to change seat directions and twisted EE's left knee.

An employee stated, the employee was carrying steel elevator buckets from a pallet to 25 feet away, handing them over a concrete wall to another employee. The employee felt a strain in their shoulder. From treatment, it was found there was a tear by a doctor on 11/5/2019 and will be receiving surgery soon. Date is not determined.

Employee Stated as the owl crew were departing the motor barn on #1 rail runner mantrip. The mantrip struck the derail and wrecked. The derail was located one foot outside of the motor barn. Injured had a hand positioned at the top of the batteries. When the mantrip wrecked the batteries slid forward catching right pinky finger between the batteries and frame

EE slipped and fell while walking up steps in prep plant and twisted knee. EE continued to work until an MRI could be scheduled. MRI on 5/4/20 revealed a meniscus tear and other damage and was taken off work until 5/11/20. EE returned to work full duty and is currently awaiting a surgery date. However, elective surgeries are not being conducted at this time due to COVID-19.

Nov 5, 2019 Ee was using a bar to clean build-up off of a conveyor frame, the Ee's pinky was pinched between the bar and the handrail. Laceration was cleaned and employee returned to work. Recently, Ee noticed a growth under the skin. Dr recommended that it be removed. Ee had surgery on Feb 2, 2021. Ee lost time due to surgery.

The welder was working with the manual grinder and even with the safety glasses a metal particle fell into the right eye.

Serious injury occurred to worker inspecting Dust Collector at the National Lime & Stone Plant. The worker was accessing the catwalk to inspect Dust Collector to see if there was any material in it before EE attempted to lift with the Crane. The worker fell about 20 feet to the level below through a catwalk.

Employee was carrying vulcanizing equipment and felt pain in stomach area.

An employee was operating a Komatsu WA 600 loader loading trucks. EE stopped to clean windows. While cleaning rear window, EE tripped on orange construction cones used to identify hazards stored on back deck of loader by rear window. EE reached up to grab rails and when EE reached and grabbed rail to stop fall, EE pulled something in shoulder. I sent EE to hospital for check up.

Employee was moving structure around the bucket of the scoop and got ha finger caught between the structure and the scoop bucket causing injury.

EE was standing on top of a berm. EE lost footing and fell. EE has not reported to work since the incident.

Employee felt a pull in lower back when employee placed a steel plate, measuring approx. 16"" x 20"", onto the cutting table.

While working on grizzly bars on raw coal pad, an opening was covered in coal and employees foot fell through causing EE to fall and injure EE's right shoulder. Employee continued to work until surgery on 11/14/2019.

EE had dumped a portable hopper with a forklift and when EE was latching the dump lever the forklift rolled forward onto EE's foot and ankle. No fractures, EE was written out of work until seen by an orthopedic. Orthopedic released EE to full duty on 11/12/2019 with a diagnosis of a sprain. Park brake on lift held while dumping then failed.

Employee was applying torque to a bolt on the core breaker of the miner head when a 1 inch to 3/4 inch reducer snapped causing the employee to strain EE's right arm.

Employee & partner were hanging electrical cable from an lift truck when the controller used to lift the bed made contact with the fiberglass vent tube causing the bed to lift & pinching employee between the top rail and vent tube causing them to pass out. Seen site medic, referred to ER, x-rays negative, restrictions were issued.

Employee was walking out from Guard shack into the parking lot to tell co-worker to take some paperwork to central shop when EE fell. EE stated was just walking. When EE fell, EE landed on left ankle with full body weight. Co-worker witnessed the injury.

While walking across uneven ground, employee stepped on a rock and twisted right knee. Employee has been working all this time till 9/30/2020, employee gets surgery today.

Grader operator was boarding and left knee came into contact with left rear fender support. Evaluated at hospital. Bruised knee.

Injured was hanging miner cable and strained shoulder.

Employee was placing hog panel on the ATRS when EE over extended EE's back muscles

Employee was hanging life line and got ankle caught between the rib and a mine vehicle causing injury. The truck backing up in motion was a contributing factor to the accident.

MBC operator was picking a rock out of coal chain when it slipped out of the operator's hand and cut left ring finger resulting in fracture and stitches.

Employee was using a come-a-long hooked to a rib pin to lift the tongue of the trash trailer. When the tongue popped off of the hitch, the tongue of the trailer swung towards them and pinned left leg between the tongue of the trailer and the rear bumper of the #2 Getman.

Walking down road, slipped on snow, fell and hurt right shoulder.

Employee reported walking on Drill Pattern 6168 after snow cleaning was performed by a loader. The employee stated that EE lost footing and fell landing onto EE's right side. Employee was evaluated by onsite medical responder, and then later brought to hospital for further evaluation. Employee was removed from work.

Electrician was placed on modified duty on 11/15/2019. EE returned to clinic on 11/27/2019 for a re-evaluation. It was determined on that day EE would be placed on temporary disability. We do not believe this incident happened at work as there is no evidence that it occurred at work and was not mentioned for a whole week after it supposedly happened.

EE put hand in pinch point resulting in laceration to hand.

The contractor could not line up the track bolts and used a 10-lb sledgehammer to relieve pressure on the links. When striking the track pin, a metal fragment from the pin sheared off penetrating contractor's left upper thigh requiring a tourniquet. Emergency medical services transported contractor to an ER for treatment. Contractor was released several hours later.

While trying to remove bottom drill steel, employee was attempting to place shim between jaws of deck wrench and drill steel. Operator thought employee motioned to close jaws pinning employee's right thumb between shim and drill steel causing an avulsion of right thumb.

Driver states EE was assisting Transloader with opening door to rail car that was hard to open. Driver was using pry bar to apply pressure to door when door opened, gave way which caused EE's ankle to buckle and twist in downward motion.

Employee was assisting another employee to remove a nut and bolt from a conveyor roller frame. The injured employee was using a wrench to hold the bolt as the other employee was turning the nut. The injured employees wrench slipped resulting in the ring finger of EE's left hand being struck against some angle iron or conveyor frame.

Changing a bit. Operator was attempting to thread the bit on with the rotation on. Operator's sleeve caught in the chuck and pinched causing the material to rip and pull the operator around the steel. Operator was able to rip the sweat shirt to escape.

Employee tripped over door threshold and landed on EE's right ankle.

Process mechanics were changing two discs on the ISA mill that were worn. In the process of removing the third hub, a 2"" nylon strap secured around the hub snapped and impacted the mechanic on EE's forearm just above EE's wrist.

Employee was pulling a cardboard box pallet from a garbage skip. While employee was moving the box, employee lost footing and fell backwards. The employee hit their left wrist on the floor. Employee's left wrist started to swell up and they told the shift manager about the incident. Employee was sent to dispensary for evaluation and returned to work with restrictions.

Employee was removing pillow block from apron feeder, the block fell landing on end of left middle finger. Employee did not report until 11/22/19, was taken to the ER and diagnosed with distal fracture, and given restrictions.

Employee was diagnosed with a fractured wrist from an incident that occurred on 11/11. EE refused medical treatment at the time of incident. The employee was removing a lower roller when a bolt snapped, during loosening, causing the roller to push the hydraulic wrench and employees hand backwards. Employee continued to work until asking to seek medical attention due to swelling.

Miner experienced right knee discomfort as EE planted EE's right foot on the ground when EE was dismounting a John Deere 460e haul truck.

Employee cut a finger using a utility knife performing maintenance.

Employee was pulling a piece of steel out with a come along to divert a material when the steel plate tilted and caught employee's left hand between steel and angle iron. Employee fractured left metacarpal shaft in hand.

Employee was working on the Clinker Cooler Bag House when they stepped on a hatch lid handle and twisted ankle resulting in a fracture.

Haul truck 585 was loaded at 43 shovel and proceeded to the Lone Star dump. When the operator attempted to dump the load, the bed raised up only about a foot. While looking back at direction of the bed, employee states they put dump lever in down position, and the bed dropped, slamming onto pads in resting position.

Stemming drilled holes using hand shovel to push stemming into hole when employee experienced pain in lower back radiating down into right leg.

EE reported back and hip pain from operating a fuel buggy on bumpy roads. EE received a medical evaluation and was placed off work on 5/19/2020, EE currently remains off work pending treatments.

While using a CMAC bolter employee was in the process of placing the split set bolt driver into the machine chuck when EE pinched EE's gloved right palm between the driver steel and the machine causing an avulsion. Seen site medic referred to ER, then a physician were restrictions were issued.

Employee was attempting to set a drill from vertical drilling to horizontal. The drill mast was laid back toward the power section at about a 45 degree angle. A pin was placed in the hydraulic positioning cylinder to hold the mast in place. The locking pin fell out allowing the mast to swing downward toward the ground. The mast swung down striking the employee in the lower leg.

Repetition injury to shoulder from operating mobile equipment.

Employee was on operator side of the bolter at the inch trams when a section of rock and coal fell from the rib striking EE in the right foot causing multiple fractures to EE's foot and toes. Rock was approximately 14"" wide by 8"" thick by 6' long.

Miner stumbled getting out of a chair in the control room. A coworker reached out to steady EE and they both fell to the floor. The miner who stumbled ended up with a broken leg.

Employee was descending the steps of the MMU when they lost footing on the bottom step, causing hand to slide down the handrail and them to fall over onto their side. Employee sustained a fractured left shoulder blade and a small cut on the head.

Hurt R shoulder replacing a splice pin on a feeder belt. EE used a 15"" bar to break out pieces of the pin before inserting the new pin. After the job was completed EE felt a soreness in R shoulder. EE reported this to supervisor the next day. On 11/18 EE was sent to the doctor when the soreness would not subside and initial diagnosis was sprain of R rotator cuff capsule.

IE was scraping dust from underneath a conveyor. IE did not shut door & lock out the conveyor as required. Conveyor belt pulled sleeve & IE's left hand into the roller & mashed it.

The accident occurred at the rotary feeder that had stopped rotating. When attempting to get the feeder rotating again, the employee pulled on the drive chain and subsequently got hand caught between the drive sprocket and the chain.

Employee had left office headed to employee parking lot, walking on grating by the warehouse, when EE's foot got caught on a stake holding the grating. EE fell, landing on EE's left knee. Taken to the ER, referred to specialist, diagnosed with fractured patella. Currently ONGOING.

Employee was ascending haul truck and felt a pain in left shoulder. Able to continue normal duties. An MRI was done on 12/13/2019, company received report on 12/18/2019, which made the incident reportable.

A toggle spring malfunctioned during maintenance and came off. Miner's pinkie finger was broken and stitches were required on ring finger.

Employee was lifting rocks out of a crusher and felt a pain in back. Employee was taken for a medical evaluation and x-rays and was diagnosed to have muscle strain and returned to work. On 02/07/2020 the employee reported continued pain was sent back for medical evaluation and 02/10/2020 was given an epidural and instructed to be off till 02/14/2020.

While walking from grind line 2 to grind line 1, employee slipped on wet concrete and fell hurting ankle

Lab Technician slipped and fell while walking up to/reaching to open the door of the Ambulance Barn. Diagnosed with a fracture to the left wrist.

EE was using a sledgehammer to clear a chute. When they struck the metal with the sledgehammer, their little finger was caught between the handle and the metal, causing a fracture.

Slipped on loose gravel, twisted left knee - swollen and torn cartilage.

Miner was stepping off the jumbo drill with EE's right foot on the sill, when EE put EE's weight on EE's foot it slipped off the sill rolling the ankle. Miner was not maintaining 3 point contact when EE slipped.

Employee was walking up a pile of rocks to where the piece of equipment was parked. When EE's right foot slipped from under EE causing EE to hit right knee and shin on a rock.

Employee was struck by cable reel machine when cable became tight due to not clearing the starboard winch during unspooling. On 11/19/19 employee was placed on restrictions after the MRI results revealed multiple tears in the right shoulder.

Employee was adjusting the tire grinder used to remove sharp edge on the tire. Grinder slipped and employee tried to catch the grinder resulting in contact between hand and grinding wheel.

Employee was pulling drip lines from the rail on the kabota and the lines got stuck which caused a sudden stop. It pulled EE's left shoulder back and immediately caused pain in the left shoulder. Was taken to clinic to be evaluated.

Crew was using a telehandler to lift a mud pump to bolt to infeed hose. When lifted, the pump jumped up, startling a crewmember to fall backwards and kick EE's right leg under the pump frame as it was coming back to rest, inflicting an abrasion and bruise to the right of EE's shin.

Employee was removing pre-strips from stainless steel blanks with 3-foot pry bar utilizing a bat swinging motion when right pinky finger came in contact with a pre-stripped piece of copper.

On November 29, 2019 the employee was kneeling to replace a seal on the 732PP01 pump on the solvent pad. When the employee stood up, EE felt EE's knee give out. On December 3, 2019 EE reported that the injury had gotten worse. EE was placed on restricted duty on December 4, 2019.

The operator of the 545 haul truck was traveling from the ""no name ramp (Lonestar dump) in third gear"", when they hit a pothole causing back pain, a cracked back window, and a drivers side mirror.

The operator of the 629 haul truck was traveling empty down the HHH going to the 15 shovel, when according to the employee they hit a pothole causing back and neck pain.

Employee felt a sharp pain in the right side of their neck and right shoulder while pushing a 2200# Tote. The employee did not seek medical attention until December 10th after reporting discomfort while trying to sleep. The examining physician suspects a strained rotator cuff and has restricted work to a 20lb weight limit and no over head lifting.

Weather was blizzarding with heavy winds. Miner was climbing onto a locomotive with snow on the step and slipped. EE tried to catch self, but fell with all of EE's weight on EE's right arm.

Employee reported pain in right shoulder from shoveling.

Opening driver side door of Cat 777 haul truck pulled/strained lower back.

Employee was attempting to close the isolation valve on 5AC1 and felt a pop in EE's right shoulder

Employee strained right shoulder after using pallet jack to move totes of D8 in back of semi-trailer.

Operator of HT521 was traveling down the Triple H when they hit a pothole and felt pain in their back.

When stepping down off ladder from lube truck XXR 976 employee missed the bottom step of the access ladder and stepped into a depression of the pit floor causing them to roll their right ankle and fall on the ground resulting in a level 2 sprain.

Employee was cleaning rail cars. Employee came to a door that was difficult to open and pushed on the bar employee was using harder. The door freed up and the employee hit the ground with left shoulder.

Employee operating drill motor with EE's right hand when EE's left hand came into contact with the rotating roll pin. The rotating roll pin twisted into the employee's glove and resulted in a laceration in the webbing between EE's left thumb and left index finger.  Employee received stitches, and returned to work on modified duty.

Injured claims on 11/22/19 injured hurt shoulder lifting crib block but did not seek any medical observation until 12/11/19 where injured was placed on restriction for the shoulder.

As a 20' section of NQ rods was being lifted up along the slide to be added to the drill string, the top of the water swivel caught the edge of a tower strut leveraging the bottom of the rods to kick up striking the miner on the left elbow and shoulder forcing the miner to the deck.

EE was rotating the motor manually of the fan pulling the belt and the pulley when cotton glove was caught between the belt. The momentum pulled the glove and cliff pulled hand back. When EE pulled hand away, it removed the hand from the glove; left thumb had been lacerated a portion of the thumb was lost.

Employee pinched finger between drill rod and drill mast.

As employee (E1) was descending a stairway, while exiting a building, they over stepped the bottom stair, catching the edge of the step with the heel of their left foot. As forward motion continued the left foot began rolling outward causing E1 to fall to the ground. E1 was transported to a medical facility where x-ray's revealed a break and fracture of left ankle

The employee was cutting 1 inch steel plate for a chute repair. Upon cutting the metal that was on a utility tractor fork, some of the plate shifted and fell on EE's left foot catching EE's left pinky toe just beyond the protection of EE's steel toe.

Operator was changing belt on belt press, and had to pull on belt at an awkward angle to feed the belt thru the rollers, when EE suffered a sprained muscle in middle back.

Injured was roof bolting and was putting in split steel and caught the lip of the drill pot and steel bent and hit their thumb. This caused a dislocation of the thumb.

Ee reports feeling pain in the shoulder when pulling self into mill. Diagnosed with a strained shoulder and released to full duty. Subsequently released with restrictions on follow-up.

IE went to check on the hyd.functions of a belt clamp for the slope belt. Noticed a lump of coal at the clamping part and went to push it away when the clamps set. EE got the tip of middle finger pinched. Cause of this injury was safety awareness of this employee. Compliance with rules/regs,PPE,mining systems not a factor, miner proficiency may be a factor.

EE was lifting a wear plate and felt pain in groin.

Miner was working on the exhaust system of a 345 Cat Excavator when they lost balance and fell approximately six feet and hit the ground. They landed on their left side and fractured the radius bone near the wrist.

Process Utility Repairman strained left shoulder while manually cleaning out a material chute with a handheld scraper. Discomfort continued for a couple of hours afterwards so employee sought medical attention and was placed on restricted duty (keep elbow at side at all times until next visit).

Employee jumped off the ladder of the truck and rolled ankle and then climbed into the cab to look at the ankle and slammed toe in the door also.

Citation No. 9534985 was issued during a Part 50 Audit regarding this injury. The employee was installing a roof bolt when a piece of mine roof fell inby the ATRS and swung back striking EE on the left leg.

Employee was using a grab bar to pull self up into the cab of a grader when EE felt a tug on the shoulder - after consultation EE may have a bone sour/bursa sac inflammation or an impingement - MRI may be needed to decide.

While positioned at the drilling station of the roof bolter, the employee was going to walk toward the back of the machine. As EE placed hand on the bolter tray to assist with stepping up into the bolter walkway, a rock fell from the roof pinching EE's hand between the rock and the tray. This resulted in a laceration to the left forefinger and two fractures to the left hand.

While laying on EE's side, employee was pulling the coolant tank under the band saw when EE heard/felt a pop in EE's left shoulder.

Three miners where blocking track when one of the miners' thumb was pinched while hand was underneath the track.

This incident took place on 11/18/2019 but the individual did not seek medical treatment until 12/2/19. The employee was moving a portable extension ladder and while carrying it EE went to turn catching the ladder. When the ladder caught it pulled on EE's shoulder.

A bulk loader bent over at the waist to install a tamper seal on a railcar. Once the seal was attached the employee was raising back up when EE felt a sharp pain in lower back. The employee was diagnosed with a muscle strain in the lower back. EE was placed on restricted duty.

Employee was getting tool bucket from locker and felt sharp pain in lower stomach area. Employee was able to do regular job until day of surgery which was 01/03/2020

EE was working inside of a ball mill with limited height. EE was laying liner block in an awkward position. The EE did not seek medical attention until 01/02/2020, at which time EE was placed on work restrictions.

Employee was moving a distribution box that was on a pallet with a pallet jack. While pulling the pallet jack towards self, EE felt a pain in RT forearm. Employee has a pulled muscle in the RT forearm.

Pulling on a diamond wire while stringing a cut.

Cutting a steel plate and on final cut it dropped towards the ground and contacted EE's knee.

EE was walking to work area when EE slipped and fell resulting in a fracture to EE's left wrist.

Employee was measuring coal piles in the long shed and lost footing due to loose material. Employee split legs and felt pain in pelvic area upon recovery of fall.

EE was on drill deck assisting with a broken steel. EE was using a 1/2 bolt that was 7 inches long to knock out piece of steel. The cut steel broke and struck finger that was in a pinch point. The EE fractured the finger tip.

While roof bolting, EE's drill steel became clogged. As EE reached to remove the steel, shale fell from the roof hitting EE's hand and driving EE's thumb into the drill pot. The impact caused a contusion to EE's right thumbnail. After shift EE went to an urgent care facility where X-rays revealed a fracture to the tip of EE's thumb.

Employee was hanging a bulk bag and missed the hook, causing right hand to make contact with the steel bracket. Currently a strain/sprain requiring immobilization.

miner tripped and fell injuring EE's right shoulder, right shoulder contusion injury

Employee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of hydraulic oil out of the back of a pickup on a cold day when EE turned and twisted causing a muscle strain in back.

Employee was bent down under a belt as EE turned sideways to continue spraying EE felt a pain in the back.

Unloading ice melt off of a truck. EE twisted and felt a pain in the middle of EE's back.

Employee was transferring gear oil from a 330 gallon tote to a 5 gallon container using a manual lever style hand pump. EE was stretching across the top of the tote operating the lever on the pump and after a few minutes, EE felt discomfort in EE's lower back. EE completed the activity and reported the incident to EE's supervisor and then consulted the nurse.

Haul Truck Driver was driving to Shovel 6 at Lone Star pit when it struck a knoll going 6 to 7 mph. The driver felt pain in EE's lower back and numbness in EE's right leg.

EE#1 was carrying two 2x12 (10ft long) wood boards down the TK stairs. As the employee stepped down onto the ground, EE rolled EE's left ankle. EE#2, who was on the ground nearby, assisted EE#1 in getting up and seated on the walking pad of the TK. EE#3 then brought EE#1 to the employee lunchroom and they applied ice to the ankle.

Employee was trying to open the gate to a bin with a sledge hammer and missed and struck finger.

Operator was moving a load of D.E. when they slid on a haulroad and the truck impacted a berm. The operator was jostled in the cab and received first aid injuries. The operator was re-seen by the PLHCP and upon the operator request the PLHCP placed restrictions on them (date seen by PLHCP: 11/12/2019). Operator is on restricted work currently.

Miner smashed EE's left ring finger between two rocks at chopper station

Shoveling snow out from under conveyor and began to have right elbow pain. Employee did not report injury till 11/27/2019.

988K Loader Operator did not see service truck or ground laborer near truck as they were backing up and struck the laborer in the lower back with the rear bumper of loader. The loader operator pulled forward dumped a bucket of material then backed up and struck the service truck.

Employee was knocking down slide gate on D502 Tank with a 8 lb. hammer. Head of hammer slid off top of gate. Caught pinky finger between hammer and gate, pinching the tip of the finger, causing a laceration.

On 11/7/19 the employee received stitches to close a laceration. While hosing the catwalk near the feeder, the feeder became clogged, and a rock fell out striking the employee on EE's hand resulting in a laceration to the right index finger.

Employee's left knee became sore after operating 2 pieces of equipment

Employee was cleaning lime out of slaker, when EE grabbed a hard piece of lime and pinched finger between the pry bar and weir crushing the middle finger. This resulted in a fracture which required surgery.

Employee was placing items into a dumpster and when employee reached up felt pain in lower back. Employee sought medical attention on November 11, 2019, prescribed physical therapy and released to full duty.

Employee was doing normal work on the packaging line. Employee reached for a 50 lb. bag, and as employee pulled it forward, felt a sharp pain in upper L. arm.

EE was lifting a lid to a bag house. EE was lifting with one hand while grabbing on to a hand rail with the other hand and as they sat the lid back down is when they started complaining of back pain. Employee did complete the rest of shift that night and went on days off. On Friday they reported that they needed to see a doctor and was taken to the clinic.

Associate caught fingertip between drive V-belt and driver skave while removing impeller from pump. This caused fracture to the fingertip on left hand ring finger.

Employee was moving the hole drill and did not shut the air off first. While moving it the 3"" air hose pulled off and whipped around and struck them in the ribs. Broke one rib on the left side.

Operator reached in the cab of the loader to grab EE's hard hat and while stepping back, missed the step of the loader falling to the ground.

The employee was attempting to start the lube truck by jumping across the starter when the key switch ignition did not work. The truck was in gear and it lurched forward onto the employee's left leg just below the knee. Employee sustained a mashing injury to leg. The truck did not go across employee's leg, just caught the outside of the leg.

An employee injured the thumb on EE's left hand while operating the trap for the vacuum truck hose at the raw mill area. While the employee was trying to clear a clog in the hose, the trap lid fell down and hit EE's thumb causing a cut and swelling. It was elevated and determined to be broken in two places.

LHD Operator ran over chunk of salt, LHD travel was disrupted. Seat came off mounting brackets operators hit right knee on operator compartment under dash.

Employee was descending loader ladder using three points of contact and when left foot contacted the uneven ground they sprained an ankle.

Grinding in back of Kiln, stopped grinding as grinder was slowing down it caught glove on left hand index finger.

Employee was attempting to use a pipe wrench to roll a conveyor backward in order to dislodge some oversize that was wedged between the feed chute and belt. The employee slipped, resulting in a fractured ankle.

Dredge operator used rope to pull 4 inch intake hose on deck to clear debris blockage. Strained forearm tendon. Placed on light duty.

Employee fell while changing drive belt on sand screw motor.

Employee was cutting belt strings off the bottom rollers on the Surface #2 belt with an OLFA Brand Knife when the knife came in contact with EE's left thumb causing a Laceration that required 3 sutures.

Employee was setting form pins for a concrete pad and struck form pin with finger missing the pin with the hammer. Laceration secondary to crush injury right index finger.

Miner was stacking a piece of stone on a pallet when a finger was pinched between two pieces of stone. Miner received a crushing injury to the tip of the little finger and the finger nail bed.

Maintenance employee got foreign body object in left eye.

Employee was walking in between pallet on floor and a forklift. Employee got to close to pallet which was holding a crankshaft and end made a gash in employee left shin requiring stitches.

EE was on ladder against I beam that was attached to structure to be demo. EE was attaching a choker chain from crane when the beam/ladder began to fall. EE grabbed the chain and left little finger was caught between the chain and the beam. EE was approx 4' high, structure and ladder was at ground level. Finger tip has linear fracture, 2 sutures to hold nail in place.

Employee was attempting to open a dust door with a sliding panel that was frozen, when the slide broke free, causing the employees momentum to carry arm through the panel on the door. The injury resulted in a laceration and seven stitches to the employees left arm. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency not a factor.

The injured employee and another EE were in the process of re-banding a pallet of 30"" crib block. While doing this, there was another empty pallet on top of the crib blocks, the employee attempted to pull the empty pallet off of the crib blocks and EE's left foot slipped and caused the empty pallet to fall, striking the top of EE's right foot.

While attempting to adjust the drivers seat, haul truck operator smashed left middle finger under the seat causing a fracture to the middle finger.

Employee was passing through a mandoor, when it slammed closed on miner's left knee and left hand/wrist. The injury resulted in a metacarpal fracture to the left hand. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency not a factor.

Was cleaning rock off miner when one piece flipped over striking EE's right hand resulting in four stitches on middle finger

While grinding on a steel pipe, a spark bounced off of the front of employees jacket, up under the welding hood, and safety glasses, contacting EE's left eye.

While positioning a 24"" HDPE Stub End in the fusing machine the stub end fell/slipped backwards causing Employee's hand to be caught between the stub end and fusion machine bracket resulting in the injury. Employee was unaware of hand position, employee was wearing hand protection.

The employee's index finger was injured when EE was changing the wear shims on the drill head. EE was prescribed a brace for EE's finger making this a reportable injury.

Cleaning air conditioners and changing filters in the MCC area. As employee was pulling air hose to unit, coil in the hose caught. When the air hose caught, they tripped, fell, and injured left shoulder.

EE was cutting the top part of conveyor belt at the section tailpiece the knife slipped out of the belt cutting EE above EE's right knee.

4600-346 Chute - dumping muck into chute, rock came out striking miner on left side of mouth - laceration

Employee was eating lunch, tried to cut a saladito, and cut their left index finger.

Employee was removing an underground mandoor and the door inadvertently shut onto EE's left middle and ring fingers. A medical procedure and stitches were required on the finger tips.

While using a compressed air tool to blow dirt away from a belt drive. The tool got away and cut EE's right hand. The cut required sutures.

Employee was rock dusting in a low area and jammed neck when they walked into a pipe that was hung from the roof. The employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy on December 4, 2019.

While cutting a piece of belting for a patch with a utility knife, the knife slipped resulting in a laceration to the right thigh. **It was found during internal audit that this report was not submitted within 10 working days of accident and is being submitted now on 1/28/2020.

EE slipped on a ladder and cut hand on the danfoss valve trying to gain balance. EE was not wearing gloves. The ladder was not dirty but the work area had some water in it with the recent storms and the employees boots slipped on the rung.

The employee was on top of the 3rd bank silos and felt something in eye. EE rubbed eye in an attempt to dislodge what was in the eye. In doing so EE caused a corneal abrasion.

EE was going to check a screen to make sure it was clear for plant shutdown, maintenance contractor had taken floor cover off of platform. EE stepped through the hole with left knee and cut knee.

Carbon monoxide poising operating equipment.

Was removing a plate from the west drag when it slipped from a pry bar that was holding it up and pinched the employees left index finger against a washer of the long bolt EE was taking out, laceration on the front side first and second sections - 4 sutures and splint.

EE used a ratchet strap to set bead on small utility tire, upon releasing ratchet strap, it whipped & struck employee on back of left hand.

Employee was roof bolting. While starting a new hole, EE stuck head out from the canopy to see if the steel was straight when a piece of rock fell and hit EE in the face cutting EE's upper lip which required 4 stitches.

A rock rolled out of overflow chute knocking employee's hard hat off and then another rolled out and hit the employee on top of head.

Employee was handling mononrail and tripped and fell and grabbed the rib. A piece of rib rolled out and hit EE on the ear causing injury.

Employee clocked in and returned to personal car to retrieve back pack. Using a pocket knife, employee was attempting to cut a zip tie off back pack. Knife slipped cutting left index finger. Initial first aid was preformed, however, bleeding continued and employee was transported to ER where stitches were received.

While rib bolting the individual was pushing up a bolt when the individual pinched left index finger between the roof plate and the bolt resulting in stitches.

Employee was moving a piece of stone when a slab tipped over and struck employee's right ankle.

Employee just finished bolting 2nd cut in 4 left on Unit #3. As EE was lowering the canopy to back the bolter out of the entry, a rock fell and struck EE on the back of the head, pushing the operator's face into the tray on the boom. This caused a small laceration on EE's nose requiring (5) sutures to close the wound.

Employee was handling the roof bolter cable when the machine moved forward the cable caught EE's ring finger of EE's left hand. EE suffered a laceration that required 1 stitch to close and a finger nail was pulled off. Employee was wearing gloves at the time of the injury.

Employee was exiting cab of dump truck. In order to exit cab safely employee needs to utilize the three vertical steps and two hand grips. Employee was on the first step when EE lost EE's grip and fell approximately four feet to the ground.

Employee stated EE was holding the steel and pushing it up with the pot when the steel bent striking EE's left index finger knuckle. EE had removed EE's hand from the steel after the pot came in contact with the steel.

Employee was using allen wrench to remove bolts from wheel unit. While attempting to loosen the bolt, they struck it with a hammer and the allen wrench came out of the bolt and went under their safety glasses and struck them just above the left eye causing a laceration.

EE was crawling from the rear of the roof bolter to EE's drill station. A piece of rock got between EE's knee and knee pad when EE put knee down on the rock, the result was severe pain to left knee. EE was transported to the surface then to medical center. EE was examined and released and told to pursue additional medical examinations.

Employee was cutting a piece of siding material with a grinder when a shard of metal hit their cheek and ricocheted inside of safety glasses and struck their right eye.

The employee used the back edge of pocket knife blade to remove the cap from a bottle of chalk for a chalk line. When the cap released, the front of the blade cut right thumb. The laceration required 3 stitches.

Hit head on steel beam.

The employee was working from a ladder, when the ladder slipped and the employee fell. The employee tried to catch self with their left arm. After the fall they expressed that they had pain in the left shoulder. On 11/22/2019 the employee contacted the safety department that they were going to the doctor to check out the arm and shoulder.

The employee was attempting to hook up a diesel fuel trailer to a diesel ride. While lining up the trailer hitch to the bumper of the ride the wooden prop that the trailer was resting on slipped, mashing EE's middle left finger between the hitch and the bumper causing a fracture and sutures

Employee was using a lifting jack and the jack bar slipped out and caught finger between canopy of the MBC and the jack bar. Sutures were required.

While setting up roof bolting machine in the No. 4 Right crosscut, a rock fell from the mine roof striking the employee on the arm. Resulting in a laceration requiring 3 stitches.

The miner was walking beside a pick-up truck and slipped in mud and when EE grabbed the side of the bed on the truck EE's hand was cut.

A heavy duty truck shop mechanic was replacing a transmission on a haul truck oil cooler standing on a step ladder. While reaching overhead and looking up to tighten bolts, a clump of dirt mixed with grease came loose and landed on forehead, and some material landed in their left eye.

The miner was cutting a zip tie wrap using a razor blade knife. While cutting, the blade slipped from the zip tie and cut the miners thumb. The cut required 4 sutures.

A plant support specialist was operating a CAT 980M loader and separating larger boulders from the stockpile. EE drove with the bucket in the air and as they dumped the bucket, the loader tipped and laid over on the right side. The operator made contact with the inside of the cab causing pain to arm and knee.

Miner was opening an oil container and in the spout area cut a finger resulting in three stitches and no prescribed medication.

Employee complained of chest burning after opening bottom doors on railcars. The railcar company delivered rail cars on site that were not completely empty. Rail car contained limestone.

Employee was walking out ot the blend silos and when thee stepped down off of the curb they rolled an ankle. There was a large pile of dirt that they tried to step around so they stepped down wrong.

The employee pinched left thumb between the top wedge and the top of the jaw causing a subungual hematoma.

Forehead laceration

Miner was rocking a muck bucket to release tension on the bucket retention bracket. During the rocking process a rock rolled in the bucket pinching EE's Left Index & Middle Finger against the bucket rim. This incident resulted in a fracture to the Left Middle Finger.

Employee was walking down a stairway, tripped and fell, spraining right knee. Took employee to ER. Some swelling, no damage to knee other than sprain. Put knee in brace. Use crutches as needed. Stairs were clean and dry. No obstructions, well lighted.

Employee injured right knee while walking on the floor.

Employee was cutting trees, and fell while walking around the hill to next tree to cut, cutting arm.

Employee was riding the outby end of the #9 mantrip when the operator failed to stop at the airlock doors at the 5 head and caught employee's foot against the grating on the mantrip and the door causing 3 broken toes.

Employee was operating the tail drum of the Longwall shearer when a piece of rock came off the drum and struck the injured in the right index finger causing a laceration that required five sutures.

The employee was rib pinning on the 1WHG Section. EE was reaching for a rib strap when a piece of roof material fell from above the vent tube striking the injured in left forearm. The injured received 6 stitches. No laws or company polices were violated.

Employee was attempting to extract a bolt to remove a paddle from a pug mill shaft. The employee was driving out the bolt with a 3lb sledge hammer and drift pin when the employee struck the edge of the paddle causing a section to chip away and consequently flew up striking the employee in the mouth.

Employee was driving ground rod into ground with post driver and hit self in the head causing laceration requiring two staples.

While assisting the blaster load a shot, employee moved a shovel and while holding it to move, employee twisted at the waist and felt pain in EE's back.

Splitting a slab of stone, stone fell striking leg and causing a laceration to right leg calf.

Employee was placing a roller on D8N with a floor jack. The roller slipped off of the jack and employee tried to catch it, pinching EE's left finger between loose roller and already mounted roller. The tip of EE's finger was fractured, the nail was ripped out of the nail bed, and the tissue was torn down to bone.

Employee was using a high pressure wash bay hose to clean mine equipment. The hose twisted causing the pressure to drop. The hose freed resulting in a surge of pressure causing the employee to be knocked off balance, the hard hat to fall off and EE struck the back of head on a low hanging piece of the equipment that was being cleaned. Resulted in a small head wound.

Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conveyor belting. In the process the blade pulled from the belting, the knife struck EE's right leg which caused a laceration that required sutures.

Employee and three others were installing a transition roller on the new belt head installation. They put the roller on the rail and were sliding it into place when one side slipped off the rail allowing the roller to fall, hitting the injured on the top of the left foot, resulting in a fracture. Became reportable at diagnosis on 12/2/9. EE missed no work before then.

HEO was assisting a Ut.Op remove stump from suction of #4 pit pump. A 10' rod used to force debris from end of vertical section of pipe. They placed rod in suction inspection door & on stump, rod slipped off stump & dropped. Finger was pinched between flange of inspection door & handle of rod. HEO was taken to clinic then to hospital, staff cleaned wound & prescribed antibiotics.

EE was burning the explosives boxes on the bench immediately after the shot. The wind picked up & blew something under EE's safety glasses while back was turned. EE's eye became irritated. EE flushed eye multiple times with no luck. No object or injury to the eye was found during examination, but an antibiotic cream was prescribed.

Employee was trying to remove a piece of drill steel that was stuck in a drill steel chuck from a roof bolter and as the employee was beating on the chuck employee smashed a finger between the back of the roof bolting machine and the drill steel chuck. Employee received four sutures and returned to work on next regular shift.

Dragline Oiler was hammering off broken dragline bucket tooth when a two-inch metal sliver (shrapnel) broke off the tooth and impaled the Dragline Oiler in the right thigh.

Employee was attempting to remove bearings off a shaft. The puller slipped off the bearing housing and hit the employee above the knee. The employee had a sore leg and swelling. The employee did not seek a medical evaluation at the time. On 12/20/2019 the employee received a medical evaluation. On 12/30/19 the employee had a follow up medical evaluation.

Was loading 2x4's on the roof bolter when started feeling something bite along the neck and back. Started to experience an allergic reaction and was treated. Employee did not miss any time from work.

Employee was cleaning the inside of the Preheater Tower with a water lance when a buildup of material fell and hit the tip of the lance hitting their face under the hood

EE WAS RECOVERING RAIL. LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS STRUCK BY A HAMMER CAUSING A FRACTURE.

EE was helping put in low belt structure when they went to pull a bottom stand under the belt they smashed a finger between two bottom stands which resulted in a laceration to finger and getting 4 stitches.

Employee was dismounting a volvo track hoe. Employee slipped and struck their face on the track and the back of their head on concrete floor. Resulted in a laceration to the nose requiring 5 stitches, a broken nose, and a contusion to the back of the head.

Employee was cutting a piece of rubber belting with a utility knife when the knife slipped striking left forearm. Small laceration of left forearm. Wound required one suture to close making it reportable.

Employee was cutting conveyor belting and utility knife slipped and cut EE's left forearm. Required 2 stitches. Employee returned to full duty after treatment and finished shift.

EE was moving a torch cart from a scoop bucket. The 2 wheel cart started to roll and EE's reaction was to reach out and grab it. When EE did, the bottles slid back into place smashing the 2 middle fingers on left hand. The nail and some skin was torn on the middle finger. It took 2 stitches to close the wound. No gloves were being worn.

While bending a roof bolt back out after installing in the drill hole, employee's hand slipped causing the roof bolt plate to lacerate the forearm. Stitches were required.

Caustic leaking from a pipe, splashed up onto employee's pant leg, employee did not report this until 13 Nov 2019.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCK OFF THE MINER WITH A SHOVEL WHEN LEFT FOREARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP PIECE OF ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES, NO LOST WORK DAYS.

Ee was operating loader 50 in cut 06-6040. The floor in the area was reported to be rough, and the ee was jarred while operating the loader. Ee reported to the supervisor and was seen at the ER. Diagnosis on follow-up was grade 1 acromioclavicular joint separation. Ee was released to full duty.

Changing bits on the miner, struck right pinky finger with hammer, causing them to receive 3 stitches.

Employee was handling and tossing steel track ties and one bounced up and struck EE on EE's left forearm. Sutures were required.

A warehouse supervisor was moving a large battery from a wheeled cart onto a pallet, when the battery slipped off the edge and caught the supervisor's finger between the cart and the battery, causing a laceration that required stitches.

Miner stabbing roof bolts next to miner in heading. Stabbed bolt fell out of monster mat striking miner on back of left leg.

EE fractured the tip of left index finger.

Employee was working in the lab sink cabinet underneath changing the sink faucet. They twisted to wrench off a water supply hose and felt a twinge in left hip. It didn't feel like much. Finished the job in about 45min total but the job took over 2 hours while waiting on parts. Injury resulted in need to have back and hips aligned by a chiropractor.

IE was opening the door on a BobCat skidsteer to wash the engine compartment. Their right finger was smashed between the door and frame causing a laceration and fracture to the right small finger.

Employee was changing the skirting on the 53 x conveyor when EE's hand slipped and hit the tail pulley guard causing a 1"" cut to EE's right palmar surface. Fabricated tail pulley guard.

The brick rig was in use in the kiln to support brick being installed. Pogo sticks are set on the rig to the brick to keep pressure on them until the brick ring can be keyed. The brick rig shifted causing the pogo sticks to lose tension resulting in the brick above to fall, severing the last 3/4inch of EE's finger tip.

The employee was descending in a man basket when the hose of a torch they were using caught on conveyor structure causing the torch to strike the individual in the face resulting in stitches.

Loading roof mats onto bolter one slipped and cut middle finger resulting in five stitches.

Employee was walking through door of warehouse carrying a razor scraper and dropped it on the floor. When they reached down to pick it up their index and middle fingers of left hand made contact with the blade cutting fingers.

Employee was capping off the side of a brattice, when piece of coal rib fell off and smashed EE's right thumb into the block. The abrasion took four sutures.

Employee was putting rock dust into the aux fan when EE bumped right knee. The employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy on 11/25/2019.

Maintenance Electrician pinched right index finger between pipe wrench and bench vice while tightening a pipe fitting causing a laceration requiring 3 sutures.

Re-installing screens to AC vibrating screen deck, a steel hold-down strap sliced hand due to a jagged edge along its length when passing it to another employee.

While trying to put a main tail on site using a railroad the tail slid causing the drill steel handle to kick up and strike employee above left eye. EE received 4 stitches. No work missed.

Employee was performing maintenance on the secondary crusher and received a laceration to the left thumb. Employee received 2 stitches as a result of the laceration.

Employee placed hand between clamp while repairing a conveyor belt. Clamp swung around and struck right middle finger causing avulsion to fingernail.

While using a razor knife, miner cut index finger. Miner was not wearing the required cut resistant gloves.

Employee was removing coil from electric valve when the valve busted causing scrubber water to run down behind employees safety glasses into EE's eyes. Took to have eyes checked to ensure no damage. Employee was prescribed antibiotics to prevent infection. No damage reported.

Employee was cutting belt when EE slipped and cut arm. Laceration needed 3 stitches.

Employee was using a socket and ratchet to turn a fastener when the wrench slipped and hit them in the left side of upper lip requiring stitches

Employee was filling up an oil skid with a mobile trailer, and the trailer tongue jack fell, the trailer tongue hit the top of the employees right foot.

Employee was closing a valve on a line, EE looked up and foreign material fell into EE's left eye.

Production Supervisor was cleaning out material from a choked screw conveyor with hand. The Supervisor's hand ran across the sharp flight of the screw and caused a laceration which required 4 stitches to close the wound. Screw was locked out at time of incident.

On 11/01/19 employee was performing maintenance on Ripl-Flo vibrator, stepped on spring base pedestal, boot slipped and Right Knee impacted metal pedestal causing pain. Initially employee refused medical attention. Knee was still sore and employee went for MRI on 12/07/19 and diagnosed with possible hairline impact fracture.

Employee was under the loader in shop on a creeper draining the oil. Employee had safety glasses on. While engaged in the activity a small piece of dirt fell from the under side of loader and got in employee's left eye resulting in irritation. Eye was flushed on site and flushed again by a medical pro, nothing was removed from the eye. Doc prescribed antibiotic eye drops.

Installing belt clamps to make belt splice, hammering two wedges between clamp and belt. Top wedge broke causing hammer to deflect and struck injured in right cheek below corner of right eye approximately 1 inch, causing a 1 inch laceration. Taken to a medical center requiring 2 stitches to close laceration.

Stepped on a nail.

Employee was using a box cutter to cut rubber to put around a hydraulic hose when the box cutter slipped and struck the employee above the left knee causing a laceration requiring stitches.

The mine received notification on 11/27/19 that this retired employee has been awarded 1.83% PPD award for occupational hearing loss. The employee retired on 2/26/19. EE was enrolled in a Hearing Conservation Program & was properly trained. The incident occurred because the employee failed to properly use hearing protection throughout EE's mining career.

Annual audiometric testing results indicated a potentially reportable shift from current baseline readings. This report is prior to a follow-up examination and review which is to be scheduled. This report will be modified accordingly pending results of the follow-up examination and review.

The mine received a Self Insured Employer Decision on 11/26/19 from a medical report dated 11/18/19 awarding the injured 3.66% for permanent impairment from noise induced hearing loss.

Ee reports feeling pain in elbow and upper arm after putting crucibles in furnace. Ee was seen by doctor on 12/04 and diagnosed with epicondylitis and released to full duty. Determined work related and accepted on 12/27/19.

Employer was notified on 11-25-19 that employee was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis on 9/13/19 .

Employee experienced pain while using a 3/4 drive impact. Employee was treated conservatively for tennis elbow. Company physician was consulted to review work relatedness and was confirmed on 2/10/20 that illness is work related. Employee has been placed on restrictions and physical therapy.

Low mining conditions causing bursitis from excessive crawling.

Per annual audiology results significant threshold shift in left ear.

Employee complained of continual elbow pain on 9/30/19. EE was sent for MRI. On 11/07/19 Orthopedic doctor diagnosed employee with tennis elbow, prescribed anti-inflammatory medication and ordered physical therapy.

EE complained of pain on 11/6/19. Evaluated and diagnosed with partial AC separation on 11/14/19 due to repetitive trauma. EE returned to work on 11/11/2019 with no restrictions and was to work as tolerated. 11/14/19 EE given temporary restrictions and taken off work. Follow up on 11/27/19. ***Narrative summarized from 7 supporting pages***

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

Employee notified employer that knee was sore on 11/1/2019. No medical attention was needed or received at that time. Employee sought medical attention on 11/5/2019 because knee was swollen and sore. Employee diagnosed with bursitis on 11/5/2019 and an infection in the knee on 11/6/2019.

9:00-9:05, blade operator requested supervisor or mine tech. When mine tech arrived, employee stated employee thought employee was having a heart attack. MayDay was called, taken to ER. 9:46 site notified no heartbeat, 10:55 declared deceased. Courtesy call to MSHA, inspector investigated for chargeability, stated likely personal illness at investigation close out.

Employee was in the office, experienced chest pain and slumped over. Rescue team administered CPR and used an AED. EMS was called to the mine and took over the first aid, employee was transported to the hospital, diagnosis was cardiac arrest and admitted to the hospital.

Operator of the 28RTD was driving down dispatch to crusher 3 and hit a pothole. They tried to brace themselves, and their hand slipped from the steering wheel causing the employee to sprain right pinky finger.

Contractor was cleaning and picked up heater to move it. While moving the heater, two elements burned out and heater started sparkling. Contractor threw heater down, ran away and twisted EE's wrist.

Employee dropped a piece of metal on EE's foot. EE waited until 11/17/19 to seek medical attention.