Knight Hawk Coal, LLCMining Incidents in 2007

Lifting electric hoist off of a pallet, had pain in lower back. Started missing work 12/16/07.

Employee was lifting a sandblasting pot into the bed of pickup truck. He felt he strained or hurt his left arm and forearm and lower back (doctor's report shows previous lumbar laminectomy). Bicep ok - accident under investigation still.

Loading top belt rollers into the bed of a coal hauler. Starting missing work on 10/01/07

Roland Machinery Employee tended to an overheating Chevy Pickup, property of Knight Hawk Coal. While removing the radiator cap, hot water and steam burned his right hand and right forearm, resulting in 2nd degree burns.

Dismounting a Cat D-11 Dozer, stepped off onto a rock, foot slipped off of the rock and twisted right knee. Employee started missing work on 06/25/07.

Slid Dozer off end wall to the pit floor about 10'. He was offered transportation to a hospital, he refused. Then in Dec. 07 started complaining of shoulder and neck pain, said was caused from acccident in 3/07. He started missing work and had surgery on neck and shoulder on 3/10/08. This was reported to me on 3/25/08.

Climbing up a ladder, the legs slid out, causing him to fall to the concrete. Started missing work on 07/20/07

Rock fell from between the bolts.

Employee was driving a pin out of a segement roller on a Cat Dozer with a hammer. A piece broke off of the pin hitting him in the forehead about 1" above the right eye.