Orange Strip Coal

The miner was running out shot wire from a metal spool when the lip of the spool sliced the bottom of EE's right, middle finger.

Operator was operating a D11N tractor and stopped machine for lunch break. Operator stated was attempting to exit the machine when EE lost balance and fell from the operator's platform to the ground below. Operator fractured right hip, tailbone and injured right elbow.

Running oil through a wire wheel and a piece of the wire came out and went into my right eye. The wire was sticking out of the eye. Miner was transported to a local hospital where surgery was performed to remove the metal.

Loading rock with a 992G loader when the loader apparently struck an undetonated primer. The concussion caused an air blast that shattered two windows in the loader and the back window of a 777F truck. There were no injuries to miners.

Employee was walking from the parts trailer with the Ohio CAT mechanic when he suffered a possible stroke and fell to the ground. Originally it was believed to be related to diabetes but the medical crew checked his sugar level and it was acceptable. We will not know the cause until he receives treatment.

Miner was tossing 30 pound bags on the blast site when he felt a pain in left shoulder. Did not have any further pain so he did not report the incident until 11/5/2013 to Hilltop Energy. He said he awoke on 11/5/2013 with pain in shoulder went to doctor.

Installing a front belly pan on a Caterpillar D11N bulldozer when the chain attached to the truck mounted crane holding the belly pan in position broke, allowing the belly pan to fall.

Victim was closing the door on the moxy truck when he caught his right thumb in the door.

THE VICTIM WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK FROM THE PARKING AREA DOWNSLOPE ONT HE HAULROAD TO WORK AREA. VICTIM WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER TRUCK WHEN THE VICTIMS TRUCK HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND HE SLID EVENTUAL LY STRIKING BERM THE VICTIM WS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT TIME. THE VICTIM HAD A STRUCTURE OF THE L1 VERTEBRAE AND IS TO REST.

THE EE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON A DOZER VERY COLD DAY. HE TOOK A BREAK & WARMED HIS HAND & THEN TURNED TO WARM HIS BACK AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS ON FIRE. EE WAS BURNT ON THE BACK OF HIS LEGS BEFORE HE GOT HIS COVERALLS OFF.

VICTIM WAS STANDING BY HIS MACHINE WAITING TO TALK TO THE OPERATOR OF A SECOND DOZER. AS THE DOZER NEAREDTHE VICTIM THE OPERATOR TURNED SLIGHTLY, A SLIVER OF ROCK STRUCK THE VICTIM'S RIGHT IND EX FINGER LACERATING IT.

VICTIM WAS STANDING BY THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A PICKUP TRUCK WAITING ON THE DRIVER TO GET OUT. THE VICTIM TOOK A STEP, CATCHING HIS RIGHT FOOT ON A FROZEN CLOD. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL F RACTURING HIS RIGHT LEG IN 3 PLACES.

VICTIM WAS CHANGING STEEL ON A DRILL & AS HE LOWERED THE STEEL IT CAUGHT THE WRENCH CAUSING IT TO FLIP UP & PINCHING THE VICTIM'S MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF THE WRENCH & THE STEEL.

VICTIM WAS CHANGING THE IDLER ON A D9G. HE HAD THE IDLER HOOKED TO HIS CRANE. IT HUNG UP & WHEN HE FREED THE IDLER IT SWUNG & SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE DOZER.

VICTIM WAS CHECKING BITS AT AUGER HEAD. A ROCK FELL FROM ABOUT 10-12' UP THE HIGHWALL. IT FELL BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND THE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE THIGHS OF BOTH LEGS JUST ABOVE THE KNEES. THE VICTIM SUFFERED BRUUISING OF BOTH LEGS AND ONE SMALL CUT. HE WAS SENT FROM THE HOSPITAL THE SAME DAY.

VICTIM WAS LAYING ON BACK LOOSENING CUTTING EDGEBOLTS ON A SCRAPER. HE WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH WHICH HE WAS HOLDING IN LEFT HAND AND USING RIGHT HAND TO SUPPORT SOCKET. AS HE TRIGGERED WRENCH, SOCKET CAUGHT AND CAME LOOSE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WRENCH CAME BACK AND STRUCK VICTIM IN LEFT CHEEK. THE RESULT WAS A 3/4" CUT. VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR AND WOUND STITCHED.

EE HAD PARKED HIS MACHINE AFTER FINISHING LOADING TRUCKS. HE WAS SITTING IN THE CAB, WITH ENGINE RUNNING, FILLING OUT HIS LOADING FORM WHEN FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER HIS SEAT. EE IMMEDIATELY JUM PED FROM MACHINE. EE NOTICED OIL ON FLOORBOARD AND REVVED HIS ENGINE SLIGHTLY THAT WAS WHEN FIR ERUPTED.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A D-4 DOZER CLEARING SMALL BRUSH IN PREPARATIONS TO BURY A FIELD GAS LINE. A SMALL LIMB SNAPPED BACK STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE EYE. A MSALL PIECE OF IMBEDDED IN THE AND R EST ORDER TO ALLOW IT TO HEAL.

VICTIM WAS REMOVING BLADE LINER FROM D-9 DOZER BLADE. THE LINER FLEXED WHEN WELD WAS CUT CAUSING IT TO STRIKE HIS TORCH. THE TORCH WAS KNOCKEDINTO HIS UPPER LIP.

VICTIM WAS CUTTING BRANCHES FROM LIMB TO BE USED TO CLEAN OUTLET PIPE WHEN UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LEFT THUMB.

VICTIM WAS REPLACING CUTTING EDGE BOLTS ON D-9L USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH. HE WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON BOLT HEAD WITH LEFT HAND TO KEEP TI SEATED. WHEN HE TRIGGERED THE WRENCH THE BOLT WAS UNSE ATED ALLOWING IT TO SPIN, LACERATING HIS HAND.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING BACKHOE WHEN FUELING HE STEPPED OUTSIDE TO HELP FUEL BUT DID NOT LATCH DOOR A GUST OF WIND BLEW DOOR SHUT OPERATOR HAND WAS STILL ON FRAME & HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN D OOR & FRAME LACERATING TIP

VICTUM WAS DISMOUNTING FROM END DUMP. AS HE STEPPED FROM BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER HE STEPPED ON ROUGH GROUND & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS CAUSED A SPRAIN OF ANKLE.

VICTIM WAS HELPING MECHANIC REPLACE TRACK ON D-9G. HE STRUCK DOWN ON TRACK WITH SLEDGEHAMMER AND SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF AND WAS EMBEDDED BENEATH SKIN. BECAUSE OF FLAT ANGLE OF PENETRATION, T HE METAL DID NOT STRIKE ANY ORGANS AND WAS EMBEDDED BENEATH SKIN. IT WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED AND STITCHED (3 SUTURES).

DURING LUNCH BREAK THE OPERATOR HA DPARKED MACHINE ND WAS STANDING ON DECK OF CB. HE STARTED TO STEP DOWN AND SLIPPED AS HE STARTED TO FALL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY RAILIN GON HOOD AND IN SO DOIN G HURT HIS BACK.

59339M WAS FILING THE THREADS ON A D9-H DEAD AXLE,WHEN A METAL FILING WAS LODGED IN HIS EYE.THE FILING WAS REMOVED BY LOCAL DOCTOR WHO RECOMMENDED THE VICTIM VISIT A SPECIALIST.THE SPCEICALIST 04535RMINED THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY SERIOUS INJURY AND VICTIM COULD RETURN TO WORK.

59339M WAS USING A SLEDGE TO HAMMER ONT HE RIPPER TOOTH OF HIS MACHINE WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL STRUCK AND PENETRATED HIS RIGHT UPPER CHEST. THE HOSPITAL DETERMINED THAT THE SLIVER DID NOT CAUS 50158 SERIOUS INJURY AND POSED NO FURTHER THREAT. AFTER WOUND WAS CLEANED AND DRESSED THE VICTIM WAS RELEASED WITHOUT RESTRICTION.

EE WAS USING A TORCH TO REMOVE A STRIP OF METAL FROM THE BED OF A EUCLID 5-50 ROCK TRUCK. AS EE MADE HIS FINAL CUT THE METAL STRIP FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER LIP. EE STATED HE HAD MISSED CUTTING THROUGH A WELD WHICH KEPT THE STRIP UNDER TENSION CAUSING THE METAL TO FLIP.

HE WAS EXITING DOZER AT END OF SHIFT. HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING DOZER TRACKS THE FELL TO GROUND.

VICTIM HAD JUST INSPECTED PIT CONDITION IN PREPARATION FOR MOVING IN AUGER HE TURNED FROM HIGHWALL TO SIGNAL THE LOADER OPERATOR WHEN SMALL DEBRI FELL FROM HIGHWALL. VICTIM SAID IT HAPPENED FA ST SO HE WASNT SURE BUT FELT WHEN HE DUCKED HIS HARDHAT CAME OFF AND SMALL PIECE STRUCK HIM NEAR HAIRLINE.

SUBJECT WAS WALKING IN DITCH BESIDE VEHICLE. SOIL WAS LOOSE & SUBJECTS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. IN FALLING HE STRUCK UPPER RIGHT PORTION OF CHEST ON HARD MOUND OF DIRT CASUING INJURY.

SUBJECT WAS HELPING MECHANIC SET PTO BOX IN TS 24 SCRAPER BOX WAS SUSPENDED FROM BOOM TRUCK & SUBJECT WAS GUIDING IT INTO POSITION WHEN CHAIN BROKE END OF CHAIN STRUCK SUBJECT A GLANCING BLOW TO LEFT FRONT OF HEAD SUBJECT WAS LACERATED BUTNEVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR PRECAUTION RECEIVED 2 STITCHES BUTR X-RAYS & CAT SCAN WERE NEGATIVE

OPERATOR HAD CHECKED HYDRAULIC OIL ON TS-24 SCRAPER AND WAS WALKING ON THE MACHINES BUMPER IN ORDER TO DISMOUNT. IT WAS RAINING AND HIS SHOES WERE MUDDY. HE STARTED TO SLIP AND GRABBED INSIDE OF DOOR. HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WEDGED IN A SMALL RING AND WAS BROKEN WHEN HE FELL.

WHILE CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON D-9 DOZER THE KEEPER PIN ON THE AIR WRENCH SOCKET CAME OUT & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT HAND CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOC WHERE WOUND WAS CLEANED & B ANDAGED NO SUTURES WERE REQUIRED

VICTIM WAS BACK TO TRUCK IN AN OPEN FIELD WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A SNOW COVERED PATCH OF ICE.

WORKER STEPPED ON AUGER FLIGHT & LSOT FOOTING HE GRABBED RAILING WITH LEFT HAND TO BREAK FALL & LEFT SHOULDER WAS DISLOCATED BY JOLT OF BODY WEIGHT.

THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING A BEARING ON A PINION AND WAS USING A HAMMER TO HELP A SLIVER OF METAL WAS KNOCKED LOOSE AND IMBEDDED UNDER THE SKIN OF THE RIGHT KNEE.SLIVER WAS LOCATED AND REMOVED BY DOCTOR.

EMPL WAS CHAING PIECE OF DRILL STEM FRO MKELLY STEM HIS WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND & LACERATING IT. FIRST AID WAS APPLIED & HE WENT TO DR WHERE STITCHES WERE APPLIED. STITITCHES DID NOT IMPAIR WORK & HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK.

CONTRACTOR EMPLS DELIVERED AND WERE SETTING UP CONVEYOR THEY WERE USING A LOG CHAIN AND COMA LONG TO PULL THE SCISSOR LEGS TOGETHER THE CHAIN UNHOOKED AND FELL I NAME JERKED HIS HEAD LOSING HI S HARD HAT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE CHAIN I NAME WAS CUT AND NEEDED 5-7 STITCHES BUT X-RAYS REVEALED NO FRACTURE NOR CONCUSSION

OPERATOR WAS REMOVING AUGER BITS AND WHILE HAMMERING ONE THAT WAS STUCK WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE BY A METAL SLIVER THAT WAS EMBEDDED. AND HE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY WITH ONLY MINER IRRITATION.

WHILE INSTALLIN1 A HYRAULIC HOSE ON A CAT 988 LOADER THE MECHANIC WAS LYING ON THE GROUND AND USING HIS FEET TO PUSH THE HOSE IN PLACE HE TORE I LIGAMENTS IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS HELPING 5 MECHANIC DRIVE A BOLT FROM THE DRAFT ARM OF A TEREX TS-24 WHEN THE SLEDGE HAMMER HE WAS USING GLANCED FROM THE B & O THE MECHANIC WAS HOLDING STRIKING THE INJURED'S LEFT FOOT.

THE INJUED WAS 3NSTALLING A SMALL HOLDER CRANE FOR HANGING FLEXIBLE VENTILATION HOSE IN THE WELDING SHOP WHILE STANDING ON A 6 FT STEPLADDER AND ADJUSTING THE BOOM AFTER SPOT WELDING THE BOOM CAME OUT OF I7S PIVOT POINT CAUSING THE INJURED TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL APPROX 5 .5 FT TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR

THE INJURED AND3A HELPER WERE DRIVING A PIN FROM A DOZER BLADE.USING A "B & O"AND A SLEDGE HAMMER.THE INJURED WAS HOLDING THE "B & O"WHILE HIS HELPER WAS SLEDGING THE "B&O"WHEN STEEL CHIP BR OKE OFF OF THE 6B&O AND PENETRATED THE INJURED'SLEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND THE INDEX FINGER.

COMPLETED AIRING UP TIRE WHILE CHECKING TIRE FOR LEAKS TIRE EXPLODED SUSTAINING INJURY RIGHT HAND AND FOREARM.

HE HAD BEEN WELDING ON A LINER IN A LOADER BUCKET AND WAS USING A DOZER TO PUSH THE LINER INTO PLACE. AFTER DISMOUNTING FROM THE DOZER HE WALKED AROUND THE DOZER AND RAN INTO HYDRAULIC CYCLIND ER CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD. THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN BOLTS HOLDING FAN SHROUD WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT ALLOWING HIS ELBOW TO HIT THE FRAME. DRAINAGE OF THE ELBOW WAS NECESSARY.

OPERATOR HAD SHUT DOWN HIS TEREX ENDUMP FORSHIFT & WAS MAKING CHECKS ON TRUCK WHEN COMING BACK OUT FROM CHECKING OIL IN PTO GEARBOX HE HIT HIS HEAD ON BOTTOM CORNER OF STEPS LACERATION TO LEFT FRONTAL REGION REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION

WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BEARING AFROM A SHAFT USING A HAMMER AND A PUNCH. WHILE STRIKING THE PUNCH A CHIP FROM THE POINT OF THE PUNCH FLEW OFF AND EMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE LEFT CHEEK OF THE EMPLOYEE.

DRILLER HAD LOOSENED CONNECTION BETWEEN DRILL STEM AND BIT COLLAR.AS STEM WAS RAISED A THREAD OF STEM HELD LIFTING BIT COLLAR UPWARD.LIFTED LOWER BREAKOUT WRENCH OUT OF IT SOCKET.DRILLER THEN LEANED TO RIGHT TO DISLODGE CONNECTION PLACING LEFT HAND ON ROTARY TABLE.WHEN CONNECTION CAME LOOSE,WRENCH FELL PINNING FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND TABLE.