Lone Mountain Processing LLCMining Incidents in 2012

While employee was trying to search for a broken tie rod end on the car he was operating, he was struck by a piece of rib rock that rolled down the rib striking his left ankle causing a fracture and dislocation.

While employee was tramming the miner, a piece of draw rock (25"" X 18"" X 0-7"") fell striking the employee on the left foot causing a hairline fracture to the second metatarsal.

EE has recently had arthroscopy surgery to his right knee. He now alleges that he fell on or around Feb. 6, 2012 while hanging curtains. He states that his knee became increasingly painful and he sought medical attention. He had not reported any injury to me and I assumed this was a chronic problem that was unrelated to his employment with our company.

While pushing a skirt at a tail piece, the employee experienced pain in his right arm. It was later determined that he had suffered a torn tendon in his elbow. He had surgery on the elbow on 1/30/2012 and missed two shifts of work.

His regular job is shoveling belts and he began having pain to his lower back and said it became worse as the morning progressed. He complained to his supervisor and was taken outside. He was able to drive himself for medical evaluation and treatment.

Employee was standing on a ladder hanging a high voltage line when the ladder twisted causing him to fall approximately 7 feet to the mine floor injuring his right knee. He began missing work on 3/27/2012 to have surgery for a meniscal tear.

As the employee was standing on a ladder to hang a ventilation curtain, the ladder fell over resulting in the employee falling to the mine floor. He suffered a dislocated left ankle.

While installing a cable bolt, the employee reached up to align the plate when he hit the joystick on the roof causing the tip of his middle right finger to get caught between the plate and the rock deflector causing an avulsion.

While employee was installing a permanent stopping, a piece of draw rock fell striking him on the left foot resulting in a fractured big toe requiring treatment.

While employee was bolting, the strap he was installing got caught on the mast of the roof bolter as it was being swung out. When the strap came free, it struck the employee on the forehead over the right eye causing a laceration requiring sutures.

While operating the continuous miner a piece of rock flew back from the cutting head and struck the employee in the left leg causing a laceration requiring sutures.

While the foreman was walking to the continuous miner, a piece of rib rock slid down the rib. When the foreman put his hand out, the rocks struck his right hand causing a laceration to his right index finger requiring sutures.

While dumping a load of coal at the feeder, the employee placed his right forearm on the spill board. A piece of rock traveling down the car conveyor struck his forearm causing a laceration requiring sutures.

On this date the company was notified that this miner had developed black lung disease.

Employee was using a conduit bender when his hands slipped from the bender allowing it to come back and strike him in the mouth. This resulted in three chipped teeth requiring resin to repair.