Kingston Mining, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2007

Injured was loading bolt supplies. Stood up to put bolts on the machine and felt sharp pain in right side of lower back.

EE was on tail piece & there was rock in rock box. He was going to try to get it out with a slate bar (but didn't). Instead he stepped backwards and fell off of tail piece (was going to shut the belt off).

Stepped in hole in bottom and twisted left knee. We were unaware of medical treatment until contacted by Wells Fargo on 01/22/08 at which time a claim was filed. Also, we were not notified of surgery date until approximately 7 days prior to surgery.

Injured was running 3-wheeler. Front wheel hit rock and turned 3-wheeler into belt line. Left foot hit bottom roller of belt line.

Employee stated that his arm got caught in piece of top (belt) structure that he was loading into car. He stated it hyper-extended his right elbow.

Ee stated that when he bent over to shovel rail for retrieval he felt a sharp pain in lower back to left leg. Did not report until 2/6/07-stated he was worried about job since he just started. (told this to mine supervisor) He has not called us back, we've left message with mother. (Reason report late.)

Cutting belt to make splice, cut left index and middle fingers with knive.

Putting stab jack on miner. EE slipped and pinned fingers between jack and frame of continuous miner.

Employee stated while changing batteries on scoop, cable was in a bind. Shoved kink back then applied pressure with hammer. Plug came loose and hit mouth. Busted mouth and damaged 4 front top teeth.

Employee was setting pressure on feeder. Lid was propped up and fell smashing rt. hand on pressure gauge.

Cut left thumb with a knife while making a belt splice.

Cutting shuttle car cable, he cut his left index finger.

Picking up oil can, hand slipped and cut rt. index finger on oil can.