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March 28, 2012 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was bending roof bolts when he turned and twisted his right knee.

March 5, 2012 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a 8' timber into a scoop bucket when he strained his abdomen, this resulted in the employee having to have hernia surgery.

February 20, 2012 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was moving bolter cable over against coal rib.

December 14, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a miner cable to hang it on #1 unit in #10 ENTRY when he felt a pain in his back.

October 11, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading boards onto roof bolter and felt a pain in his back.

September 1, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was reaching for a roof bolt when the pin board fell and hit him on the finger of the left hand.

August 24, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was bending pins and turned around to place pins and strained his back.

August 23, 2011 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was lifting belt framing. and sprained back

August 4, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While loading the roof bolter with supplies he cut his arm with a steel band.

May 21, 2011 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unloading a tire in the battery shack and twisted his knee. This did not become reportable until 7/15/11.

April 6, 2011 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was moving a rear end for a diesel mantrip and caught his ring on a bolt in the rear end. The ring cut into his finger, requiring 11 sutures.

March 22, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was throwing roof bolts out for the next row to be bolted when he felt his left knee pop.

February 18, 2011 KY · Coal rock duster HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Horseplay resulting in a dislocated shoulder. This accident has been rejected by Comp. carrier

February 7, 2011 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was installing a timber in a arch when it slipped and fell smashing his middle and ring fingers on his right hand.

January 3, 2011 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading boards on the roof bolter and cut his finger on a metal band off of the bundle of roof bolts, 3 stitches in the right middle finger.

November 29, 2010 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was helping lift a 60 H.P. deep well pump to sit on a wooden block when he felt pain in his groin area.

September 29, 2010 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Worker had been painting for approximately 1 1/2 weeks at this mine. He accidentally came into contact with some of the paint, causing 1st degree burn/conjunctivitis.

January 26, 2010 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

While attaching a jackpipe to a belt tail the pipe slipped off of the anchor and fell across his lower back.

July 14, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Radiator over heated on a diesel ride and when he tried to take the cap off, hot water sprayed on his left hand, causing it to blister.

July 8, 2009 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was helping to unload a roll of belt on the surface. When they got to the end of the roll, the steel pipe they were using to hold the belt came off and hit him in the left foot.

April 17, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was reclaiming high voltage cable and couplers. As he was dropping a coupler he was holding the cable on his shoulder and strained the shoulder. This did not become reportable until 10-05-2009.

April 9, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was changing a rear tilt jack on a roofbolter and while lifting the jack up to the cradle he felt a pain in his right shoulder. This did not become reportable until 7-7-2009.

August 11, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was laying on the ground working on a shuttle car, when a piece of metal fell off the car and struck him across the right forehead above the eye, causing a laceration needing 4 sutures.

July 22, 2008 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

He reached down to pull up miner cable and felt a pain in his back. This did not become reportable until 7-29-08.

May 28, 2008 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Putting in belt stands he caught his finger between two sections of belt structure causing a fracture to his finger.

May 28, 2008 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hanging a bolter cable, when the operator put the cable reel in the cable hit employee in the mouth resulting in eight sutures.

January 31, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was putting a bag of rockdust on his golf cart and felt a pain in his lower back. First day off was 2-6-08.

December 10, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Employee was helping to pull up miner cable, when his finger got caught between the cable and the pull rope.

October 23, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing in mud and when he tried to step out of the mud his foot stuck in the mud causing him to twist his knee.

October 13, 2007 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Removing flume screen and when he tried to lift it he felt a pain in his back.

October 9, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing his tool box from his golf cart and when he turned to put it down he felt a pain in his right knee.

September 18, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping to connect a rockdust trailer to a battery jeep when he caught his left index finger between the connecting pin and the frame of the jeep. He recieved a crushing injury to the finger causing it to have to be amputated at the first joint the next day.

September 13, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Helping to lift a section of flights for continuous miner and felt a pain in his groin.

September 5, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading supplies onto his roofbolter and twisted his knee.

August 27, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Bending a roof bolt to straighten it out and twisted his rt. shoulder

August 24, 2007 KY · Coal rock duster HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was rockdusting belt entry and rockdust hose caught on something. He jerked on hose to free it and felt pain in lower back. He did not start missing work until september 13.

August 14, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was changing shuttle car tire and it fell over. He and another employee were lifting the tire back upright when he felt pain in his lower right abdomen and later in his groin.

August 7, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pulling a drill steel out of the roof and when it came loose it struck him in the chest causing an abrasion.

June 19, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a continuous miner cable and felt a pain in his groin.

June 15, 2007 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a 6'' I-Beam and felt a pain in his groin

June 11, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a miner cable and felt a pain in his shoulder

June 5, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling shuttle car cable out of reel. He later felt pain in groin at the site of an old hernia where he had surgical repair three months ago, at a previous employer.

May 14, 2007 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was splicing a conveyor belt and hit his leg on the belt framing, causing a laceration.

May 4, 2007 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

When he lifted a belt roller, he felt a pain in the right side of his neck. Management was not aware of this until 6-4-07.

May 1, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on a hose and strained his back.

April 24, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was in the outside shop cutting a piece of metal. He turned the piece of metal over and caught his left little finger between the piece of metal and the table crushing the end of his finger, requiring sutures.

April 23, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was picking up pull chain on shuttle car and twisted right knee.

April 19, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE was walking through curtain & struck his head on a roof bolt in the mine roof, jamming his neck & causing pain in his neck.

April 16, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE lifted a 5 gallon bucket that had bolts in it. (about half full). Felt pain in his lower back.

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