Perry County Coal, LLC.Mining Incidents in 2017

Hoist car was down due to faulty batteries.

Tracking system was down due to a cut in the fiber optic cable.

Hoist car was down due to mechanical failure.

Hoist was down due to electrical problems.

Rock fall 4E belt line from break 11-14. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 200' long x up to 6' high.

Slope car was down on magnetic brake.

Employee was getting into the mantrip and twisted knee.

Employee was letting pressure off fire valve and when employee shut it off the hard line blew apart, knocking employee's feet out from under employee causing employee to land on employee's left elbow and shoulder.

Employee was putting primary scrapper on 1D drive. EE was in a tight spot in between the back board and nose roller when ee strained the right side of low back.

Employee was trying to get a belt pin out of a belt splice, while cutting a buckle out employee's knife slipped, puncturing employee in left leg.

Employee was shoveling on 3A belt when they felt pain in the lower back, right side.

While loading timber into scoop bucket, the timber slipped on employee's hand, cutting their left small finger.

Employee was pushing lolo back and when they turned around they felt pain in the right lower leg.

Employee was strapping a kettle bottom when employee pulled a muscle.

Employee was getting a bottom roller, had it on right shoulder when ee tripped on a belt rail and fell causing injury.

Employee was scattering structure for belt setup. Top was low and employee was bent over carrying structure. Employee then put structure in place during belt setup. Employee started missing 04/02/18.

Employee was crossing over pile of coal and rock when they stepped on a rock and lost their footing.

Employee was walking up 1A belt and hit their head on the head of rope bolt. This caused their head to snap back and resulted in pain in the neck and pain and numbness in the left arm and hand. Employee started missing 08-15-17.

Employee was pulling excess hi-line into break slipped on loop of cable covered with mud causing employee to strain lower back.

Employee was pulling an old belt pin out of a splice when a piece of the pin or the vise-grips hit employee in the eye. Employee was wearing PPE.

Employee was working at the back MBC when foot was stuck in the mud. As employee turned to walk away felt something pop in right knee. Employee started missing 07/24/17.

Employee was walking down the catwalk on stacker belt and went to step down the step when their foot flew out from under them.

Employee was packing two buckets of miner bits across the section to the miner and employee's back gave out causing employee to fall to the ground.

Employee was bolting in 3 heading when glove got hung up on the bolt and twisted arm around the bolt.

Employee was getting belt pins off the dolly when a rock fell and struck them on the back of the head and knocked their face against the lolo dolly.

Employee was putting tire on shuttle car and was lining key steel up on hub when employee strained or over-exerted self some how as employee was pushing, turning, and lining it up. Employee started missing 07/13/2017.

Employee was helping lift a piece of metal out of wash box and thumb got caught under metal.

Employee was going through doors on track when EE hit head on beam at overcast in between doors at 1C belt.

Employee was riding in a scoop going to the section due to the super steer being down. The scoop hit a hole in the roadway causing employee's back to be jerked.

Employee was going through timbers to see what would set and what would not when ee felt pain in lower back.

Employee said when employee got off Mac 8 that employee's knee went the wrong way and that employee's knee cap moved out of place. Employee was placing employee's tools in employee's belt when employee lost employee's footing.

Employee was laying track when rail fell on top of foot.

Employee was bolting in #3 entry and when they swung to put the inside bolt up the drill steel hit the top causing a piece of draw rock to fall and strike them on the right arm.

Employee was cutting tape off of wires in head drive junction box when knife slipped across left wrist.

Hearing loss award 12/08/17 (11%). Last day worked 08/05/15.

Pneumoconiosis award date 11-29-17. Last day worked 03-07-15.

Pneumoconiosis award date 04/11/17. Last day worked 05/14/15.

Employee was standing at track where mantrip was parked, talking with other employees when EE stated that EE was feeling lightheaded and dizzy. As soon as EE said that EE collapsed.

Driver just drove out of the road and turned the truck upon its side. Driver was loaded driving only 10 miles per hour. They drove into the ditch and turned truck upon its side.