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While installing the next ADDCAR (belt car) in line while mining, the injured employee and another employee was attempting to connect a de-energized 995 volt line connector. During this process, the line connector was inadvertently dropped onto the injured employee's hand which struck against the ADDCAR being installed.

The injured employee was pulling on a section of 250 MCM power cable and connector on an Addcar being installed on the Launch Vehicle when EE felt a "pop" in the right shoulder. This incident was not reported until 7-4-17.

While handling the electrical connector for an Addcar, the employee dropped it on the car with left hand in between the connector and the car; causing injury to the middle finger.

While attempting to free an air hose coupling from the spooling eye of the reel with a pair of pliers, the hose unexpectedly continued through the spooling device; pulling the employee's hand along with the hose before the pliers could be released. A finger of the left hand likely hit the spooling device or the air hose and caused the tip of the finger to be over-extended.

Employee was removing a rock from a conveyor car when the rock slipped out of his right and two fingers on his left hand were pinched between the rock and the frame of the conveyor car.

Employee was working on the launch vehicle, taking a coal sample. After filling up the coal sample bag he picked the bag up to carry it to the back of the launch vehicle. As he turned with the bag in his hand he experienced some pain in his lower back. This was diagnosed as a lumbar muscle strain.

A temporary employee who works for Custom Staffing reported that he had experienced some lower back pains. The continuous miner had backed up onto the launch vehicle and a power cable fell onto the no. 1 conveyor car. Employee bent over to move the cable off of the car when he felt a pain in his lower back.

EE was replacing a conveyor belt on a conveyor car. He had bent over to pull the belt by hand when a belt puller that was attached to the end of the belt fell back toward him and struck his two front teeth. On March 15, 2011 he received treatment at from a dentist and minor cosmetic treatment was performed to repair small chips on those two teeth.

Employee was attempting to connect two sequence plugs together when the plugs silpped apart. When this occurred one of the plugs struck him on the right front tooth,chipping that tooth.

Combs had assisted in connecting the power cables to two conveyor cars together and was attempting to lay those cables into the tray on the conveyor car. While doing this he experienced some pain in his abdomen which has been diagnosed as a muscle strain.

Employee was pulling water line for continuous miner off of reel when a small piece of metal entered his right eye. (Employee was unable to see an optometrist on the day that the injury occurred to have the metal removed. He did get the metal removed the next day and then returned to work his next scheduled shift.)

EE was in the process of pulling a car pin. As the loader wiggled the car to free up the pin, he lost his balance.EE put his hand on the car to steady himself,car pin dropped pinching the middle finger on his left hand.He was transported to the ER where he was treated for a cracked bone on the tip of his middle finger.

A hydraulic hose on the highwall continuous miner had ruptured and EE was in the process of assemblying a new one. While trying to secure one of the metal end connections into the hose, by striking the hose end against a wooden bench, his left hand struck the bench. This resulted into a laceration to his left little finger that required 12 sutures to close.

EE was holding up the stacker cable to allow the loader to clean underneath. When the loader backed out, the material caught the cable and gave him a quick jerk. He did not leave work or seek medical attention. He worked until 12:00 pm on 1-3-07 and at that time, requested medical attention. He returned to work the next day 1-4-07 on restricted duty.

Employee was removing rocks from the conveyor car, when a rock broke apart creating sharp edges. When the rock broke it slipped in his hands, lacerating the middle finger on his left hand. He was trasported to the hospital and required sutures to close the cut.

Employee was removing a loader fork bar. When he unhooked a 2" clevis he was using to pull the bar out the clevis swung down and pinched his left middle finger. This caused a bruise under the fingernail.