Knight Hawk Coal, LLCMining Incidents in 2012

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the 36+00' rooms at the 60'cross cut in room # 4 on unit #3.

An Unintentional roof fall as occurred at survey station 96+40 in # 7 entry of the 2nd Main East

Employee was hanging line curtain, when a rock 26" x 12" x 4" fell from the roof striking him in the head and shoulder and knocking him to the ground. When he fell he landed on his right elbow. Employee continued to work until he had surgery on his elbow on 5/14/13.

Employee was bending over to pick up the miner cable and water line, to hang it. As he bent over he felt a extreme pain in his lower back, shooting down his right leg. This employee kept working until he had surgery on 02/25/2013.

Employee was trying to climb on a dozer when his foot became stuck in the mud. When he tried to pull his left foot from the mud he pulled something in his knee.

Golf cart #1 would not tram and employee stopped to give his golf cart to the individual that had golf cart #1. The mechanics stopped at the same time and was visually inspecting it when they observed mud and water on wiring. The cart stared tramming on its own and caught employee on the left leg.

Employee was behind the line curtain in the number4 room, when a rock fell from between the bolts and rib striking him across his shoulders and back.

Employee was running the miner when a rock fell from between the bolts striking him on the right shoulder.

Hanging Miner cable employee felt pressure in his lower back like someone standing on his shoulders. Employee Stayed on the job until 10-01-2012 when his Doctor gave him a work slip.

Employee was changing a tire on a coal hauler. He was walking the tire in place by twisting it side to side. He felt a pain in his lower back, that extended to his left leg. He had surgery on 04/02/2013, causing this to be a lost time.

Employee was helping the miner man back out of a cut. He stepped in a hole twisting his right ankle.

Employee was bent over picking up line curtain. When he lifted up he was struck by a rock that fell from the roof. The rock hit him in the upper back across the shoulder blades.

Employee was cleaning cab of scoop out when a rock measuring 16"x24"x8" hit him in the right side of his rib cage.

While hanging high voltage cable a section of the cable started to drop out of HV hanger and employee attempted to catch the cable. He felt a pain in his right shoulder. The employee stayed on the job until 4/17/2013 when his doctor took a MRI of his shoulder.

Employee was operating a John Deere 850J dozer clearing brush when the dozer traveled onto a stump and fell off, causing him to strike his left shoulder against the inside of the dozer cab. The first day of work missed was 7/13/2012.

Employee was doing permissibility on a pump. While wading through the mud he twisted his knee. This became reportable on 7/26/12. He is going for therapy.

Employee was getting out of battery scoop #397. he had his left foot on the ground, as he was pulling his right foot out of the scoop it got caught on the seat in the cap, causing him to fall. he caught himself with his hands. This caused pain in left shoulder.

Employee was handling cable while helping to move the bolter. When he grabbed the cable he felt a shock in his hand and arm. He was wearing clean dry gloves at the time.

Employee was hanging discharge line, when a rock fell from the roof striking him in the head, right shoulder, and right foot. Employee has a broken little toe on right foot.

Employee stated he was greasing the bottom end of the lift cylinder of a dozer when grease sprayed onto his face and underneath his safety glasses into his eyes. Prescription eye drops were prescribed by the emergency room doctor.

Employee was removing a cover on the CM, when he felt something in his rt shoulder "pop". He became a reportable injury on 7/26/2012, He has started therapy.

Employee was putting a cable back into the machine while he was pushed it into the compartment he cut the top of his right pointer finger on a hose clamp.

Mechanic was changing out the canopy lift cylinder on a roof bolter. He chained the canopy to the roof on a chain hanger and cut the pins out of the cylinder, they applied heat to the cylinder eye and applied down pressure with the boom of the bolter and then hit it with a sledge hammer. The cylinder broke loose and the miners foot was under the drill pot of the bolter.

Employee was installing a center pin in coal hauler 141. He struck the pin with a sledge hammer, when he did a small sliver of the hammer broke off and embedded in his right cheek.

Employee had open a new bucket of sealant. When he set it on the ground the liquid on top of the sealant splashed into his face. It got in his right eye. The employee and witness state that he was wearing his safety glasses at the time of the incident.