Patriot Mining Company Inc: 55 MSHA citations Coal

Employee was walking down road from drill bench to service truck and slipped causing a sprain to his right knee. On the 26th didn't report to work & contacted doctor. Reported back to work on the 27th. Went to emergency room on 28th due to pain and swelling.

Contractor was dismounting Cat D-11 dozer. As he got down to the lift arm, he slipped, fell backwards, struck the ground, injuring back and right wrist, sustaining a fractured thoracic vertebrae and right wrist.

Employee was working on dissassembled bed of a rock truck that was on the ground. He stepped off the bed to the ground, stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle. First aid was applied and he was transported to the hospital. He was diagnosed as having a chip fracture of his right ankle.

Employee was loading his 2007 Mack fuel truck with diesel fuel at the diesel fuel station. He stepped in the cab on the passenger side to warm his hands. As he got out of the vehicle, he slipped on a step, suffering a compound fracture to his right leg.

While moving a Cat. D11 single flange roller onto a pallet, the middle finger of the right hand was pinched between the roller shaft and another roller causing a 3 cm laceration in the finger. Employee received 9 stitches and returned to work following the medical treatment.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TABLE BUSHING OUT OF THE MECHANIC'S TRUCK. BUSHING SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BUSHING & THE TRUCK BUMPER.

Employee was working on dozer and felt a pop in his right shoulder. Went to doctor next day and diagnosis was rotator cuff injury.

Employee was helping lift a piece of feeder chain when he felt a sharp pain in chest and lower back. Employee had suffered a severe burn injury of the upper chest from an earlier accident.

MONONGALIA COUNTY CORANER DETERMINED NATURAL DEATH, MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.

WHILE WALKING ON DRILL PLATFORM, THE INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND LEVEL INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG A CRUSHER, THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY AN OBJECT EJECTED FROM THE CRUSHER.

GPF-EMPLOYEE AWARDED PARTIAL HEARING LOSS BY ORDER AT WEST VIRGINIA WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION.

HAD FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN WHEEL AND TIRE WHILE CHANGING IT.

STEPPING OUT OF OIL TRAILER AND SLIPPED ON STEP.SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

ROCK FELL INB ACK OF TRUCK BED CAUSING THE TRUCK BED TO COME UP ABOUT 2 FEET, AS THE TRUCK BED CAME BACK DOWN THE TRUCK BOUNCED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIS CHEST ON THE STEARING WHEEL, MINRO CHE ST BRUISE RESULTED.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BOOM LIFT ARMS,WE WERE USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE PIN OUT AND HAMMER BOUNCED BACK HITTING INJURED IN THE JAW BREAKING TEETH AND CUTTING HIS JAW.

BACKING UP A 773 CAT ROCK TRUCK OPERATOR BACKED THE REAR WHEELS OF TH E773 UPTHE SPOIL BANK THE R. REAR WHEEL CLIMBED THE BANK AND THE LEFT DID NTO CAUSING THE TRUCK TO UPSET.

AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT EE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS 773 CAT ROCKTRUCK STEPPING DOWN ON THE GROUND EE TWISTED HIS RT LEG & RECEIVED TORN LIGAMENTS IN HIS RT LEG

WHILE CLEANING A PERSON OF EQUIPMENT WITH A WATER SPRAY EE ACCIDENTLY HIT HENSES IN THE EYE. HE WAS TAMEN TO THE HOSPTIAL FOR F.A. AND WAS OK.

INJURED COMPLANDE TO TIGHT CHEST, DIFFICULTY IN BREATHMINE HE WAS DIAT HORT C COOL CLAMMY SKINN B.P. 150/94 PULS 04, SUSPECT HEART ATTACK. REMOVED TO HOSPITAL THEY COULD NOT FIND AHEART PROB LEM OTHER THEN. HOWEVER HE HAD A HEART ATT ONT HE 23 WHILE STILL CONFIRMED INT HE HOSPITAL

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS HOLDING DOWN A BOLT ON A CUTTING EDGE OF A DOZER & IT JUMPED UP &CUT THUMB

OPERAT OR WAS DISMOUNTING HIS DOZER & SLIPPED ON ICY RACK & FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS KNEES THE OPERATOR DID NOT REPORT OFF UNTIL 1-31-94 ALT HOUGH THE ACCIDENT OCCURRCED ON 01-27-94 N OTE THE VALIDITY OF THIS ACCIDENT IS BEING CHALLENGED BY THE CO & IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY STATE COMPENSATION

THE OPERATOR STEPPED ON WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A PILE OF SNOW, BUT STEPPED INTO A SNOW COVERED CRACK. TWISTED ANKLE - MINOR INJURY.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS LOADING A D-11 CORNERBIT FORM WAREHOUSE, YARD INTO A MECHANICS TRUCK. IT DROPPED ON TEH RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

WHILE CHECKING OIL, THE INDIVIDUAL STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. OPERATOR WAS DOING HIS PRESHIFT INSPECTION.

WHILE CHANGING TIRES ON A 85 TON TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET THE WHEEL INTO A LEANING POSITION THE FLANG RING SLIPPED OVER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FINGERS. THIS MAN WAS A CONTRACTOR , THE NAME OF THE COMPANY: UNIVERSITY TIRE.

WHILE DISMOUNTING THE WATER TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL & SPRAINED HIP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK & DID NOT GOT TO DR. UNTIL 6/28/93.

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM THE FLAT BED PARTS TRUCK MR. BOWERS RIGHT FOOT BECAME TANGLED THE COME ALONG CHAIN FELL APPROX 4' TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP.

EE WHILE OPERATING A 375 KNOTASE DOZER EE SLIDE THE DOZER DOWN A 8 FT EMBRANMENT CAUSING THE FRONT BLADE TO EMBED IT SELF INTO THE GROUND CAUSING A SUDDENT STOP EE SLID OUT OF THE SEAT AND STR AINED HIS BACK.

WHILE BACKING UP A 85 TON ROCK TRUCK THE OPERATOR MISJUDGED HIS LOCATION AND BACKED OVER A 10 TO 15' EMBANKMENT STANDING THE TRUCK ON IT'S BACK3END, THEN THE TRUCK ROLLED TO ITS RIGHT SIDE AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S TOP.

WHILE WORKING AS A MECHANIC ON A D-9 DOZER FINAL DRIVE ON ESIDE OF THE FINAL DRIVE FELL OVER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT AND LEFT LEG SPRAIN THE RIGHT ANKLE AND BRUISED BOTH LEFT AND RIGH T LEG.

WHILE CLEANING OUT THE CAB OF R50 EUCLID ROCK HAULER THE OPERATOR STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB TO COMPLETE THE CLEANING SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL