Kingston Mining, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2015

Loading cable into scoop bucket pinched right ring finger behind scoop ram.

Walking and hit head on fly board causing strain to his neck.

Backing up permissible ride, spare tire dislodged some rocks. The employee rolled out of the permissible ride and sustained a strain to his back.

Employee was stacking miner bits on pallet, straining right elbow.

On 9/21/15 management was made aware of the existence of a hernia. On 9/8/15 employee felt a pull/strain in his abdomen while holding up on a ratchet extension.

Employee inhaled gases from an arc flash that occurred at the power center.

Employee inhaled gases from an arc flash that occurred at the power center.

Employee injured lower back (strain) while hanging miner cable. A scoop which was pulling the cable made a pull and the employee was unaware of the pull at time.

While trimming flappers on a belt splice, the employee was pulling hard to cut a piece of belt off when cut through and over extended his shoulder which caused something to pull in his shoulder. ( The employee did not begin missing work until 1/22/2016 )

Injured employee and a co-worker were hanging a cable in the #7 entry, when the injured employee felt a pop in the middle of his back on the left side.

Employee stepped on a rock and tore his calf muscle.

The injury occurred on 06/16/2015. The operator was not notified until 06/19/2015, after the employee sought medical attention. Employee stated that he was working on a continuous miner when a small piece of metal became lodged between his middle finger and ring finger on his left hand.

The employee was energizing a 30 amp circuit breaker. A circuit failure of undetermined origin occurred resulting in thermal burns to the employee's right arm, face and neck.

The employee was changing directions in the shuttle car. His cable got caught around his foot, when the cable reel tighten the cable pulled his leg upward. This caused his leg to twist and cause pain to the back of his leg and lower back.

Employee bent down to pick up bit buckets by rib, when he raised to get up a piece of rock fell from corner and hit him in the hip and knee area. He was treated by section EMT-M and taken to surface where he was transported to hospital and diagnosed with a contusion to the knee area.

Scoop door became dislodged from scoop and hit mine floor. The door then hit operator in right side of hard hat. Scoop operator was taken to surface and transported to Raleigh General Hospital and diagnosed with a concussion.

EE was pulling on pull rope to move miner cable, and hurt lower back.

EE was repositioning rail on railcar, the rail shifted off the top rail holder, falling to the ground, catching EE's left hand. EE's left wrist was cut and left hand was smashed.

Drill wrench was bent causing the drill steel to impact the employee's right palm/wrist.

Operating a three-wheeler and the steering wheel broke causing him to lose control. He went under the belt and had a laceration over the left eye, a laceration on his nose, and some abrasions on his left arm. He was taken by ambulance to Raleigh-General Hospital.

Employee was making splice and while using a hammer to remove spindle, a piece of the hammer chipped striking employee on the left arm causing laceration. (Cut was glued)

Employee was cutting a hole in a piece of belt with a hawkbill knife when knife slipped puncturing right thigh (received 5 stitches).

The operator was notified on 12/17/2015 that the employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.

The operator was notified on 12/2/2015 that the employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.

The operator has been notified that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.

The operator has been notified that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.

The operator has been notified that the employee has been diagnosed with an occupational hearing loss.

The operator has been notified that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.

The mine operator has been notified that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.

Claim for Occupational Pneumoconiosis, due to exposure to coal dust.

Claim for Occupational Pneumoconiosis, due to exposure to coal dust.

Claim for Occupational pneumoconiosis, due to exposure to coal dust.

Claim for Occupational pneumoconiosis, due to exposed to coal dust.

Claim for Occupational Pneumoconiosis, due to exposure to coal dust.

Claim for Occupational Pneumoconiosis, due to exposure to coal dust.

Claim for Occupational Pneumoconiosis, due to exposure to mine coal dust.