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While tramming a double head fletcher roof bolter two breaks outby the section feeder EE trammed the roof bolter over uneven (hump) bottom bounced him against the top injuring his chest and back.

EE was removing a nylon strap (metal hook on both ends) The strap twisted imbedding the metal hook in the left nostril (nose).

While handling wooden crib blocks EE mashed his middle finger on left hand injuring the fingernail of his middle finger.

Employee stated the brakes locked up on #2 shuttle car, the car slid in to the rib corner.

Roof bolter was moving across section - pulled cable down struck employee hard hat

Former employee filed a claim for Black Lung.

Employee said he was operating the mantrip. When he tried to stop, the brakes failed. The pin came out of the brake cable.

Employee was rockdusting around power venter - He lifted a bag of rockdust said he felt pain in lower back. Did not report accident to management until 10/1/2012.

Employee was loading rock dust in scoop bucket felt pain in left groin area

Employee alleged he hurt his back on the job in September 2012. He did not report to the supervisor

EE said he was riding a 3 wheel mantrip he said he hit his head on the mine roof.

Former employee filed a claim for black lung

Employee filed claim for Black Lung Benefits.

Employee was operating the roof drill, he alledged that he pulled the wrong lever and the drill head hit his right leg.

Belt foreman was jacking up tailpiece to put a header board under it. He was cleaning out under the tailpiece foot when the jsck kicked out, let the tailpiece drop down.

EE was working on 12 volt mantrip battery, the battery blew up into his face. EE had his left eye washed out in emergency room.

Employee was operating the fletcher roof drill he let the drill head down on his right ankle.

EE was sitting in the deck of his shuttle car, he had his left foot outside the deck. A piece of rock rolled over on his foot, his shuttle car was not in use at the time.

EE was building a brattice and caught his left thumb between 2 brattice blocks. Injury required 3 stitches.

Employee injured right shoulder on 10-9-07, first analysed be pulled muslce (nlt) after further eualvation it was determined to be ligament damage. He had surgery on 12/21/07 to repair damage.

Employee was lifting a piece of belt structure and felt pain in lower back.

Employee was trying to move a rock that was hung in the section tailpiece with a piece of pinner steel. The steel slipped & one end hit the employee in the chest.

Employee was fire bossing belt line, hit head against roof bolt plate, cutting him above his left eye, requiring 9 stitches.

Employee was setting a hydraulic tailpiece jack at the section tailpiece. He alledged that a piece of rock broke loose from the roof when pressure was applied to the jack, stiking him on the left shoulder.

Employee was moving miner cable out of haulway and felt pain in lower back. Location of accident was 20' inby S.S. 7294 in #5 entry.

EE was changing tire on S.C. when jack slipped out, car came off crib block, striking employee on left leg below knee.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE & FELT PAIN IN GROIN. HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 3/28/06 & RETURNED TO WORK ON 3/29/06. EE WORKED UNTIL 4/3/06 UNTIL SURGERY, HE HAD OUT PATIENT SURGERY.

Employee was getting up off his knees, slipped and sprained right knee. Employee was on vacation from July 2, 2005 to July 10, 2005 before he missed a day.

Employee was unloading brattice block from scoop bucket, and twisted his back.

Employee was tramming roof drill forward to install a bolt, when a piece of draw rock fell, striking him on top of right foot.

Employee was lifting a piece of belt structure and dropped it on his left foot.

Employee was tramming miner from #2 heading to belt heading, when cable had to be moved from path of miner. Employee bent over to move cable, his body hit tram levers causing miner to pin him against right rib in #2 heading.

EE WAS TRAMMING ROOF DRILL. HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND UNDER TRAM DECK AND CAUGHT RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

Ee was rolling a wheel unit over to the shuttle car when lifting and pulling on unit felt pain in lower back.

Ee slipped on slick bottom, striking his head (above left eye) against a piece of rock lying on miner. Ee required stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 21 SC, HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM JARRING LOWER BACK.

EE SAID HE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET AND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BELT HANGERS. HE SWUNG THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER OVER TOO FALL STRIKING HIMSELF IN THE RIBS WITH THE HEAD TRAY.

EE WAS LIFTING BOX OF RESIN, PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.

EE WAS STOOPING OVER TO TRAM ROOF DRILL FORWARD, WHEN HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. DOCTOR SAID HE HAD A TORN CARTILAGE. EE WORKED 12/9/03, 12/10/03, & 12/11/03. LOST TIME BEGAN 12 /12/03.

ROOF BOLTER CABLE WAS PULLED DOWN BY SHUTTLE CAR, STRIKING EE ACROSS HEAD AND NECK KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND FLIPPED HIM.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL CUTTING THE TIP END OF RIGHT THUMB OFF. NO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED, BUT COULD REQUIRE A SKIN GRAFT INTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP CHAIN TO LIFT ROOF BOLTS UP WITH THE ENDLOADER, THE OPERATOR WAS GOING TO BACK THE LOADER UP, WHEN THE LOADER WENT FORWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BELT CRADLE AND HIS LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT WORSE THAN NORMAL. EMPLOYEE SAW HIS DOCTOR ON 1-8-03 AND DIAGNOSED IT WAS ARTHRITIS, BUT SENT HIM FOR MRI. THE MRI SHOWED A POSSIBLE BULGING DISC IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BREAKING A BOLT LOOSE ON MMR GEAR CASE WITH A BREAKER BAR, WHEN BOLT BROKE LOOSE, EE RIGHT FOOT HIT GROUND CAUSING INJURY.

EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT AGAINST THE ROOF AND ROOF BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING EE ON LEFT FOREHEAD. THE CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

EE WAS LIFTING BELT AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EE ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER. THE DRAW ROCK CUT FINGER REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

EE WAS CONNECTING HYDRAULIC HOSES TO ROCK DUSTER, HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND STRUCK EE IN LEFT EYE. EE RETURNED TO WORK 8/19/02, WORKED 2 DAYS, HAD TO RETURN TO DR. TO CLEAN EYE OUT. RETURNE D TO WORK 8/26/02.

THE SECTION FOREMAN WAS HELPING MOVE THE CONT. MINER TO ANOTHER WORKING PLACE WHILE WATCHING THE MINER CABLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.