Perry County Coal, LLC.Mining Incidents in 2019

Slope car was down due to an electrical problem.

Employee was standing over next to off side of bolter. Draw rock fell. Stuck employee in the head and face and cut above left eye. Rock measure 2 foot long, 17 inches wide, 2 inches thick, #2 Entry 10 foot outby spad 18810.

Employee was in a scoop bucket going to the batteries first and the breaker knocked on the scoop which in turn locked up the park brake striking EE up against the ejector blade.

Employee was using a ball pen hammer hitting a packing gland when employee felt pain in shoulder.

Employee walking across track at the top of the slope to load oxygen and acetelene tank when they slipped and fell, got their boot off and ankle was swelling put ice pack on then ankle and took them to the ER.

Employee was helping wash slope when employee fell on foot hurting ankle.

2ND shift was splicing stacker belt at 6:50pm. Injured was standing behind another co-worker nailing. Co-worker was starting a nail and it ricocheted out, striking injured in corner of left eye.

Employee was standing on the catwalk walkway that had loose coal on it. They attempted to hang chain hoist and twisted they fell down to the walkway on same level twisting left leg, knee and ankle.

Employee was going through a man door and slipped on a rock twisting back. Employee returned back to work until EE was placed off work by EE's doctor on 06/28/19.

Employee bent down to check water line coupling when EE stood up the left knee popped and EE felt pain in knee. However EE came back to work the following day and worked 5 days before starting to miss work on May 1st. EE did not notify us of absence nor did the mines.

Employee was cutting a hole in a bit bucket. Knife slipped and cut employees left hand.

Employee fell from head drive onto the ground, hitting their left knee against a boom jack.

Employee bent over to pick up a screwdriver, stepped on a rock, and lost their balance and fell in a hole/offset which caused their right foot/leg to pop out causing them to fall. Employee started missing 02/15/19.

Employee was throwing roof bolts off of the bolter toward the unbolted face when employee felt pain in lower back.

Employee was getting supplies out of bed of bed of company truck. When employee exited truck, employee's hand slipped on to the hook of the bungee cord that's currently holding the brake light in place. The hook punctured employee's right hand, between thumb and index finger.

Employee taking vent pipe down from old charger barn and when employee went to pitch vent pipe the edge cut through employee's glove and cut the palm of the hand.

Employee was bolting top when glove got caught in the drill steel, twisting hand.