Arch Of West VirginiaMining Incidents in 2008

Employee was walking down a slope to his work area. He was carrying some rebar. The ground was wet and he lost his footing. He strained his Right Ankle, Right Hip, and back.

Employee was climbing over a dozer pusharm when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The employee fell backward to the ground. Employee had a previous lower back injury that may have contib uted to this incident.

Employee was lifting a meg welding box (approximately 40 lbs) when he strained his right shoulder. Since this was his first shift of a new rotation, there were no witnesses and this is deer hunting season, the company waited to receive the diagnostic report (MRI) performed on 11/18/2008. The report was received today (11/20/2008).

Employee suffered a fracture to his left foot when he was struck by a crusher motor. The motor shifted and dropped as it was being hoisted.

Walking to deliver part, he tripped and fell injuring left shoulder. Taken by ambulance to ER where dislocated left shoulder was put back into place. He was not admitted to hospital.

Blaster reportedly suffered an abdominal hernia while raking dry cutting back into blasthole with shovel. Incident happened near beginning of shift on his first day back to work (alternative work schedule).

Employee was in the process of dumping his 16th load of rock at dump area, when the truck bed fell approx 2'. The bed did not hit the truck frame but bounced back up to a fully extended position. Employee stated that the jarring motion of the truck caused a ""whiplash"" type injury to his neck.

Employee's metal wrench slipped, striking him above the right eye brow, resulting in a laceration.

Approx 10X12' section of haul road collapsed into an abandoned underground miner entry. The right rear tandem of EE's 730 E Dresser fell into void created by this collapse. Truck driver thinks that he cut his finger while dismounting truck afer incident occurred. Note: 3 sutures were placed in the small bliter like flap of skin.

Employee was using a slate bar to pry a lodged piece of metal loose in the raw coal chute to the #2 raw coal vibrator. The bar slipped, allowing his hand to strike against the flop-gate lever on the plant feed belt discharge chute.

Employee alleges to experiencing a repetitive motion injury of carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of his employment with Apogee Coal and was granted a 10% permanent disability award by BrickStreet Mutual.

Employee alleges to experiencing noise induced hearing loss as a result of his employment with Apogee Coal and was granted a 3.3% permanent disability award by Avizent.

Employee alleges to experiencing a repetitive motion injury of carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of his employment with Apogee Coal and was granted a 12% permanent disability award by BrickStreet Mutual.

Employee alledges to experiencing noise induced hearing loss as a result of his employment with Apogee Coal and was granted a 11% permanent disability award by Brick Street Mutual.

Employee alleges to experiencing a repetative motion injury of carpal tunnel snydrome as a result of his employment with Apogee Coal and was granted a 12% permanent disability award by BrickStreet Mutual.