Progress CoalMining Incidents in 2010

As the 5500 excavator was pulling overburden there was an unplanned detonation of an explosive material. There were no injuries. There were no damages to the equipment.

As the 3600 excavator was pulling some wall down there was an unplanned detonation of an explosive material. There were no injuries. The damages were only to the windshield and paint of the excavator. This event is still under investigation.

Employee was following other employee up the ""Woods Road"" to the Twilight Mine. At the 31 curve. He stopped to let other employee go up the hill 1st, almost at the top he (other employee) spun out sliding down the hill striking his truck on the front drivers side(fender and door).The roads were snow covered and slick.

EE was loading the powder truck, standing on top, when the ANFO at the top of the bin broke loose causing the bin to shift abruptly hitting him on the right shoulder. At the same time he felt pain in his lower back.

While doing his normal job position, employee started having symptoms of lower back pain. After extensive testing the results show he is suffering from the occupational illness of degenerative discs. Per 2/5 document 220102230004, EE was doing walk around his truck, when he slipped and fell on flat ground.

The employee was cutting two leads apart when the knife cut his hand between the thumb and fourfinger. This resulted in Three Stitches.

EE was coming to work when vehicle he was in slid into another vehicle. EE hit the rear view mirror with his head and caused a laceration to his head. EE was taken to Raliegh General Hospital where he received 11 stitches to the left side of his forehead.

Employee jumped off shovel and sprained ankle while landing on a rock.

Employee was welding while working off of scaffolding at a height of 6 feet 3 inches. He fell between two scaffold boards and landed on his knees, resulting in a back injury.

Employee was putting the hose back on the pulley of the repump truck. After finishing he went to climb down the ladder, when he twisted he felt a burn in back. He finished the shift and decided to seek medical attention on 2/4/10.

Member was walking up a snow covered bank when he slipped and fell. His head struck the ground resulting in a laceration requiring two stitches.