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The company was notified that ee qualified for an occupational pneumoconiosis claim.

The company was notified that employee was awarded 10% permanent partial disability for an occupational pneumoconiosis claim.

The company was notified 7/9/13 that EE qualified for a occupational pneumoconiosis claim.

While moving a rock out of the feeded the rock slipped from his hand causing a cut.

While hauling water line employee's finger was mashed

Illness

Employee was finishing up the right side of his cut while loading a buggy when he felt something hit him in the leg causing a laceration to his lower left leg.

A mechanic was removing an old U-joint from a coal truck. In the process of striking the object to punch the U-joint out, the mechanic delivered a glancing blow, which caused a 6 inch long x 5/8 inch thick bolt to fly out and hit the injured party in the mouth. This caused a cut to the mouth, one tooth to be knocked out, one tooth broken & two teeth to be loosened.

Employee was coming from deep mine fully loaded; he was speeding, he was in 7th gear, he missed the curve flipping over the truck.

Putting up 8 ft bolts when bolt got hung up on drill steel pinchers. The up pressure was hit in an attempt to get the plate unhung. Holding on to the plate, the bolt bent, pinching his finger against the drill steel pincher; requiring 12 stitches.

While doing preshift duties, ee stepped in a hole. Later in the shift while shoveling coal, he felt a pain in his waist running down his leg. Pain was minor but noticeable. Did not miss any work until April 8th when pain became more intense. He went to doctor who advised an MRI and time off.

Injured was installing a yellow rope cable hanger. Injured jumped up & hooked the hanger hook over the roof bolt plate & when he came down he caught the last 3 fingers of his right hand in a loop of rope tearing skin off end of pinky finger & bruising the other two fingers. The man was left hanging by his fingers & coworker had to lift him up to get fingers loose.

EE & other were running water thru the spray plaster machine to flush it out & the nozzle plugged up. When the nozzle cleared itself, the hose jumped out of work hand & sprayed him in the face. The force knocked his glasses off & got material in both eyes. Transported to hospital,had eyes flushed & given antibiotic.

Injured and co-worker were attempting to clear a rock from under the foot jack of the TRS. Co-worker was prying on rock with a fiberglass slabber bar and injured was trying to move the rock with his hands. The bar broke and the injured's middle finger on his left hand was caught between the rock and the foot jack causing a fracture.

Injured had pushed supplies off the scoop with the ram. He had a chain hooked around the supplies & anchored to a hook on the ram. The chain was too tight to unhook & he was holding on to the chain with his right hand & he stepped onto the chain attempting to get slack & he caught his finger between the chain & the hook cutting his finger & causing a distal fracture.

Injured and co worker were walking thu the crosscut from #4 to #3 entry. Employee stated he was looking at the roof and he stepped into an offset in the bottom causing him to fall to the bottom spraining his right knee.

Employee stated he was stuffing rags into air conditioner when his finger hit the fan.

Injured and co-worker were rehanging line curtain in #3 entry when injured bent down to pick up the curtain, a piece of rock measuring 3 1/2' x 5' x 2" fell from between the roof bolts striking injured in the back between the shoulder blades causing hairline fractures of 3 vertebrae. Injured was treated and released from the hospital.

EE was talking to supervisor and while bent over due to seam height EE's hard hat scrapped the mine roof causing rock dust to fall behind his safety glasses. The rock dust struck him in the eye. EE has not missed any days worked~medical treatment onlu using prescription mediciation for treatment of the material in the eyes.

EE was loading hydraulic oil cans into a scoop bucket, he stepped on a crib block that was under water and mud. The EE strained a mucscle in his lower right leg.

Employee was attempting to straighten a bent 8' bolt. The end of the bolt was in the hole and when he shoved on the bolt he caught the end of the ring finger between head of bolt and drill chuck causing a fracture.

Injured was riding out of mine in the middle section of the mantrip that is not covered. Injured raised his head and struck the right side of his head on the roof causing lacerations to forehad and under right eye. Received 5 stitches to forehead and 8" under right eye.

Injured was operating the left side of twin head roof bolter. After setting the TRS and raising the canopy, he was installing the drill steel in the chuck with his left hand, when a piece of rock fell and caught his hand. The rock split the end of his finger open and fractured the last digit.

Employee was spraying stopping with fosrock when hose blowed off end of sprayer striking employee in the face resulting in material going into both eyes. Medical reportable only employee was released (material flushed from eyes and drops put into eyes)

Injured was operating a roof bolter on the left side. As he was dropping the operator's canopy, the moveable wing caught on a roof bolt plate. The injured was talking to the other driller and had put his hand on top of the rigid canopy. When the canopy came free from the roof bolt plate, it caught his finger.

Employee was traveling on mantrip looking for scoop. He backed up to let another vehicle pass. As he moved forward he struck a rib causing the steering column to move out of control. The steering column hit his right hand causing fractures.

Notified on 2/1/07 that claimant was awarded permanent partial disability for occupational pneumoconiosis.

Notified on 2/1/07 that claimant was awarded permanent partial disability for hearing loss.

Injured was holding a bundle of resin glue cartridges in his left hand and was using a razor knife in his right hand to cut off the plastic wrapping when the knife slipped and cut the index finger on his left hand. The laceration required 6 stitches.

Employee and co worker were putting up seals. Co worker was operating jack hammer while injured held it to cut into rib. Big chunk of rib broke lose causing injured's hand to strike rib, smashing his finger.

Injured was operatng an S&S 488 scoop. He went to park it in #3 entry. As he was coming to a stop, he placed his right hand on top of the canopy. The sccop came to a stop & caught his right hand between the canopy & rib.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT IN BELT STRUCTURE. A COWORKER HAD PUT ONE RAIL IN THE STAND. INJURED WAS TRYING TO PUT HIS IN. COWORKER THOUGHT INJURED HAD HIS IN AND HIT THE FIRST RAIL, THIS KNOCKED INJUREDS OUT, IT FELL AND SMASHED HIS FINGER

WEST VIRGINIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION AWARD GRANTED FOR 8.07% PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT RESULTING FROM NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

EE WAS OPERATING BATTERY RUBBER TIRE MANTRIP. EE STRUCK COAL RIB CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN SUDDENLY STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT HAND. THE RESULT WAS A FRACTURE TO THE RING AND MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

EE WAS PASSING BY SECTION SCOOP IN #4 ENTRY TOWARDS THE POWER CTR. THE RUBBER 2 MAN PERSONNEL CARRIER STRUCK THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT OF SCOOP,CAUSING WHEEL TO SPIN STRIKING EE'S RIGHT HAND. THE EE CONT'D TO WORK WITH NO MED TREATMENT UNTIL 1/3/05 & THEN STARTED MISSING WORK DAYS. THE INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF AN INJ EXIST TO PREVENT EE FROM WORKING.

EE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS CONTINUOUS HAULAGE SYSTEM (BRIDGE) AND STRUCK HIS KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 10/21/04; AT THIS TIME THE OCCURRENCE BECAME REPORTABLE.

Caught fingers of right hand between boom and stab jack of roof bolter while attempting to clean dust hose and another operator moved roof bolter head.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CANGE A BROKEN SPRING ON A RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP. HE RAISED THE MANTRIP WITH A FORKLIFT & WHEN HE WAS LOOSENING THE SPRING BOLTS, THE MANTRIP TEETERED & THE END DROPPED CATCHING INJURED'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE IMPACT WRENCH AND THE GROUND. WHEN HE PULLED HIS HAND FREE, HE LACERATED THE BASE OF THE MIDDLE FINGER. TRANSPORTED TO ER & RECEIVED 7 STITCHES.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN BOLT AND ROOF BOLTER HEAD.

Employee stated he was operating battery powered rubber tire mantrip and hit an offset with his right wheel. This caused the steering wheel to turn quickly hitting him on the right forearm, resulting in a fracture.

EE WAS ADVANCING CONTINUOUS BRIDGE SYSTEM AND WAS POSITIONED AT THE END OF THE TAILPIECE. THE CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR REVERSED THE CONTINUOUS MINER, FORCING THE EDGE OF THE DECK ON THE BRIDGE INTO THE TAILPIECE, WHICH RAISED IT INTO THE MINE ROOF. THE EE STRUCK THE MINE ROOF WITH HIS HEAD, CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE NECK.

BACKING UP MANTRIP AT HIT ELBOW ON LARGE GREEN MANTRIP. SMASHING AND BRUISE ARM.

EE WAS MAKING A HIGH VOLTAGE SPLICE ON CABLE. THE UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB. MEDICAL ATTENTION ONLY, NO WORK DAYS LOST, LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS HOOKING 3/4" BY 18' LONG CHAIN FROM CONT BRIDGE SYSTEM TO THE TAILPIECE. AS HE WAS PULLING AND TWISTING HIS BODY HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE. EE DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS OF WORK.

EE WAS LANDING AN IDLER ROLLER ACROSS A TRUSS TO A SECOND EE FOR INSTALLATION AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE CLAIMS THAT HE HAD HAD REOCURRING PAIN SINCE THAT TIME AND DECIDED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ON 9-12-03 AND THE SAFETY DEPT. BECAME AWARE OF THE DIAGNOSES ON 9-14-03