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Employee was using a 1 1/2 inch water line to fill a water buffalo. The pressure surged, propelling EE backwards against the rib causing a laceration to EE's finger.
Employee was trying to install a replacement impact panel when it dropped, cut and smashed EE's right ring finger.
While helping change a top, middle belt roller segment, the injured employee's finger was smashed between the roller and bed rail.
Employee was on EE's knees cleaning out the pan when a rock came sliding down the gob pile and hit EE's left hand and wrist, causing the rock to pinch EE's left middle finger against the pan.
Employee was changing a ram jack on longwall. While employee was trying to get the ram jack into position, it slipped and accidentally got finger caught between the jack and the panline causing injury.
While in the process of removing a stone from the longwall walkway, the employee's finger was pinched between the chunk of stone and the shield framework.
Cut left pointer finger on a piece of metal
There was miscommunication between two employees setting a sand prop which caused the prop to tilt before being raised, striking the injured employee in the ear.
Employee strained EE's back while lifting belt structure during a routine belt move.
On 7/31/25 the injured employee experienced discomfort in left upper back and shoulder area while performing longwall support duties. After initial medical evaluation, the employee continued to work normal job until being removed from work on 11/4/25 pending surgery, which is scheduled for 11/20/25.
Employee was part of a group installing "furniture" on the longwall pan line. The furniture shifted and struck EE on the chin.
A contract employee was working to remove a rock from the Bretby loop on the longwall face and their finger was pinched between the rock and Bretby.
Employee was trying to remove the pin from a shield dolly draw bar hooked to a 30-ton locomotive. The pin was on a bind and shifted, pinching EE's hand between the pin & draw bar.
Employee was helping install the trapping shoe and left index finger was pinched between the trapping shoe and rack wheel.
Employee was helping another employee remove a hydraulic hose. A third employee had radioed the pressure had been released from the line. The injured employee was holding the hose as the other employee removed the staple. After the staple was removed the hose whipped out of the injured employee's hand and struck EE's right index finger.
Employee's left foot was pinched between a shield toe and relay bar while working on the 5 Right longwall set-up face.
Carpenter lost grip of a 3/4" sheet of fire rated plywood. It landed on the top right foot. Carpenter chose to continue to work the rest of shift. Carpenter reported in next day 10/23/24, asked to be medical evaluated due to swelling. Taken to Med Center. All req. PPE was being worn at time of injury. Hardhat, safety glasses, gloves, and compressive resistant toed boots.
Employee was reaching to pick up a wooden crib block and EE's right hand was struck by another wooden crib block which had been tossed in EE's direction by another employee.
Foreman went to grab panels from the crate on site. Stood on skids to reach into the crate, grabbed the panels. lost footing and fell on skid with panels in hand. Panels cut palm of right hand.
Pouring concrete under belt had to be on hands and knees to finish concrete. Concrete soaked through pants burning legs.
Employee was prepping a roof strap to place in the plank jacks. The strap was lying on the continuous mining machine. The strap began to slide. The employee grabbed the end of the strap and the momentum of the sliding strap pinched employee's hand between the corner of the strap and the coal rib.
As EE's partner was lowering drill steels out of the mine roof with an air drill, the injured employee went to grab the steels not realizing they had separated in the roof. The top steel fell from the roof and pinched EE's thumb between it and the steel EE was reaching for. EE finished the shift & was not seen at a treatment facility until the next day.
Employee strained lower back while helping hang a ventilation tube.
EE was carrying a cobra drill out of work area. Upon getting ready to go through a mandoor EE threw down the drill with the wrench still in the chuck of the drill. As doing so the drill wrench bounced up striking EE in the right forearm. EE continued to work until EE was diagnosed after MRI with contusion or non-displaced fracture. EE was then taken off work fully on June 17, 2024.
Employee was using a shield wash down hose to clean off rear ram jack pins. EE went to turn the hose off with EE's right hand and the hose, still under pressure, slid through EE's left hand and struck EE above the right eye causing a laceration.
Employee was side bolting off the continuous miner. As EE was using the drill pot to push a bolt into the hole, the bolt bent, pinching EE's right hand between the bolt and the bolter mast.
Employee was kneeling in concrete for an extended period of time performing finishing work in a water ring. This action resulted in concrete burns to the miners right and left knee.
Employee was helping set the section tailpiece. The roof anchor clamp slipped causing the anchor to flip up and hit them in the chest.
Employee picked up an empty wooden pallet and felt a painful "pop" in right bicep.
Employee lacerated left hand on a piece of banding while trying to free a bundle of wedges that was stuck between two pallets.
Employee was tandem lifting 15 pieces of roof mesh over the miner slack with another employee and felt a "pop" in their lower back.
Employee was helping install the headgate spray arm. The spray arm slipped out of the receiver and fell, pinching EE's left hand between the spray arm and rack bar.
Employee was setting the starting ring in place when the bell rope (metal) triangle lodged between the ring and panning tin. Rope tension caused the metal triangle to spring and strike the miner in the chin (causing a laceration needing 3 stitches).
Employee was helping drag hi-line slack for a VCB and twisted their knee awkwardly while pulling. EE continued working until 11/20/2023 and had the knee surgically repaired on 11/21/2023.
Employee was doing metal fabrication work and a metal shard got behind EE's safety glasses and into their eye. The shard was removed by a treatment facility and antibiotic eye medication was prescribed.
Employee was hanging 4" waterline with another employee & felt pain in their ribs. EE worked the next scheduled shift, but the pain did not improve. EE reported for work the next day and was transported to a treatment facility by company truck and subsequently removed from work due to pain in the thoracic region of the back.
Employee had drilled the first steel into the roof. They reached for the finishing steel and it was stuck between the bolt tray and ATRS. When it came loose, the steel flipped up and struck them in the lip.
Employee was bolting off the miner. EE was placing a roof strap in the strap jacks and felt discomfort in EE's right shoulder. Later in the shift EE felt a "pop" in the same shoulder while getting a ventilation tube.
Employee strained left knee while installing a 54" bottom belt roller.
Employee was hanging belt structure with chain. As they wrapped the excess chain around the bedrail, the end of the chain hit them in the mouth, chipping a tooth.
Employee was removing the inby sander box on EE's 30 Ton Motor to dump out the wet sand. While lifting, employee felt a sharp pain shoot up EE's lower back.
Employee was lifting an I-beam (approx. 200 lbs) into position to be lifted by a chain-hoist. As they moved the beam into place, employee felt discomfort in lower back.
On 3/8/23, Employee went to throw a shovel full of stone on the belt and felt a "pop" in right shoulder. EE worked until 6/21/23, but shoulder did not improve. On 6/21/23 occupational health restricted EE's duty to "no use of right arm". The employee began missing work on 6/22/23.
EE was shoveling coal and felt a sharp pain in their back.
Employee was raising the outby roll of belt that as going to be pulled on next. The inby roll was being pulled, pulled to the end of the spool. There were nails holding the last lap of belt to the spool, allowing the spool to pull forward a couple feet. The nails then pulled out of the wood, allowing the spool/hangers to swing back and strike the employee in the lower left leg.
Employee was carrying rib block through a water hole that had silicate (from pumpable cribs) in it. The employee's pant legs became saturated in the water/silicate mixture. A few hours later EE's calves were burning and EE noticed skin irritation.
The injured employee and two other employees were unloading pre-fab overcast panels. The panel they were handling twisted causing the injured employee to feel a pull in EE's lower back.
Employee picked up a 50 pound bag of rock dust to put on the loading machine and felt pain in EE's lower abdomen, hear EE's naval.
Employee was in the process of picking up sand for the sanders on the motor. As employee was lifting the sand, at about waist high, they felt a pain in their lower left back.
Employee was on knees preparing to insert a new bottom belt roller. Another employee was walking by, carrying the old belt roller, and lost balance. The old roller fell from shoulder and struck the injured employee on the left side of the head.