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January 15, 2026 KY · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSITING ON WORKING ON WASHBOX IN PLANT, WHILE MOVING PARTS FOR THE WASH BOX EMPLOYEE STRAINED THEIR BACK. THEY BEGAN MISSING DUE TO THIS INJURY ON 01/21/2026.

October 4, 2025 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A ROLLER ON BELT STRUCTURE AND GOT UP ON BELT LINE TO GO TO OTHER SIDE TO PIN ROLLER IN PLACE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO OTHER SIDE STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL HANGING FROM DRAWOFF TUNNEL TOP AND STRUCK HEAD AGAINST METAL RESULTING IN LACREATION TO HEAD

January 5, 2024 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING OXYGEN TANKS, HAD AN OXYGEN TANK SLIDE FORWARD AND EMPLOYEE PUSHED IT BACK IN THE BRACKET TO HOLD BOTTLE AND SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND, LACERATING THE FINGER.

September 30, 2023 KY · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ON PLATFORM AT #1 FEEDER, THEY GAVE THE HOSE THAT WAS BURIED UNDER MATERIAL A HARD PULL AND FELT PAIN IN THEIR BACK. THEY STARTING MISSING AS A RESULT OF INJURY ON 10/09/2023.

March 29, 2023 VA · Coal weighman, scale person HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON LOADER AND REACHED FOR TOP OF HANDLE TO PULL SELF UP. EE FELT SOMETHING POP IN LEFT FOREARM. WENT TO ER, THEY TOLD EE IT WAS A STRAIN, EE WASNT GETTING ANY BETTER HAD MRI DONE AND RESULTS WAS A SMALL TEAR. HAD OUTPATIENT SURGERY ON 04/10/2023, HASNT MISSED ANY WORK

November 30, 2020 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting in Foreman's pickup. While putting lunch bucket in back of truck, employee said felt something pop in left shoulder.

September 21, 2020 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping another employee unload a nitrogen cylinder from mechanics truck (89220). Employee was going to get end of cylinder, while it was being lowered from truck, when EE did it fell from bed pinning EE's left thumb between cylinder and bumper of mechanics truck, resulting in broken left thumb

September 17, 2020 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was closing the knife valve on Midd's pump so they could take apart and repair pump, when EE's lower back started hurting

April 20, 2020 VA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee grabbed a hydraulic hose from hose reel on back of lube truck and wire braiding was protruding from the hose sticking employee in right index finger. Employee started missing work on 04/28/20

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