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Employee was in the process of changing out a discharge sprocket. While releasing a come-along, elbow accidentally hit the brace of the sprocket causing a laceration.

Employee was standing in a crosscut while a group of miners were pulling belt together. During the pulling process, a rope accidentally broke and an object struck employee in the hand causing injury.

Employee was changing bits in the miner, using a pick hammer to knock a bit loose, when a piece of metal flew off and struck them in the left arm/elbow causing the metal to insert the skin resulting in a laceration and surgery to remove the piece of metal. (Started losing time 10/28/2025)

Employee was using a 3lb hammer to drive a grounding rod when they struck their left index finger after missing the grounding rod and striking their finger with the hammer. They received 2 stitches to close the wound.

Employee was putting connecting links in face chain and hit EE's thumb with a hammer causing injury

Employee was connecting a beam, one side was hung on a column. As employee started to bolt one end of the beam the other end freed up pinching employee's hand with the beam. The employee received a laceration on the middle finger. Employee was taken to Urgent Care where the laceration was cleaned. A finger splint was placed on the finger, no stitches.

Employee was laying track on the end of C-4 (L/W Setup) and while knocking track ties together, the rail slipped off the track jack the was underneath the rail they were working on, and as it was falling, it shifted over and caught the employee's right foot between the rail and the ground when it landed causing a contusion to EE's right foot.

Employee was putting track rail together. EE pushed the jack bar down and the jack bar came up hitting EE in the right eye causing laceration, resulting in sutures to EE's right eye.

Employee was bolting up a cyclone. Employee was prying with a bar, the bar slipped and employee stumbled causing knee to twist.

Employee was using a come-along to help pull face chain together. The chain on the come-along accidentally broke loose and the hook on the chain came in contact with employee's arm causing injury.

REPORTABLE DUE TO FRACTURE/SUTURES: Employee was using a pry bar to remove/change a stuck top center roller on 2 West belt when the bar slipped and EE's right-hand pinky finger was caught between the bar and the whole frame crushing the tip of the finger causing a fracture and a laceration which required sutures. (Reported back to work for EE's next shift on 5/8/23)

REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES: Employee was cutting a rubber mat with left hand when the knife slipped and struck right hand cutting the top of the hand behind the thumb causing a laceration which required eight (8) sutures.

Employee was using a slide hammer while pulling a pin from a trapping shoe, when EE's left index finger was caught between the end of the slide hammer and the slide weight causing fracture to tip of finger and laceration requiring sutures.

Employees were using the jack bar to help re-rail a manbus, as they were moving the bus back to the rail the bus came off the jack, hitting the jack bar which struck employee's left lower leg causing fracture to left lower leg.

Employee was prying a rock with a rock bar at the headgate drive, the rock moved unexpectedly causing employee to lose footing and fall backwards as the employee extended right arm out to catch self, when employee fell on right shoulder resulting in a torn tendon requiring surgery.

(REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES) - Employee was hammering a hammer when a piece of the metal shard from the hammer shot off going into the skin of employee's left hand thumb finger causing a laceration that required two sutures.

Employee was using a 4 pound shop hammer to drive a nail into the fly pad when they missed the nail and struck the tip of right hand thumb finger causing a laceration and crush injury which required sutures. Started losing time due to this injury on 9/5/2020.

Employee was jacking up the power center on the E9 track, when a jack bar fell striking left hand causing a fracture/laceration to left hand middle finger.

REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES: Employee was working on by-pass belt when come-a-longs slipped off belt rail striking employee in the mouth resulting in laceration to EE's top lip requiring sutures.

Employee was attempting to unstop the drill steel by striking the steel with a wrench and in doing so EE struck hand against the drill steel resulting in fracture to tip of left ring finger.

Employee was under the Ramcar trying to remove a drain plug to drain one of the tram gear cases when EE felt pain in EE's right shoulder while pulling on the pull bar. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT UP UNTIL 2/21/2020 WHEN EE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK DUE TO A TEAR IN EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.

Employee was making a splice on ram car jumpers and when EE hit the connect EE was putting on, EE's hammer glanced off to the side striking EE's left thumb causing a laceration resulting in needing sutures.

REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was helping splice belt when EE's left hand was hit by another employee with a hammer causing fracture and laceration to EE's left middle finger requiring sutures.

Employee was repairing an aqua pipe when ratchet slipped off bolt causing them to lose balance and twist right knee resulting in a sprain/torn ACL. (Became a LTA starting 11-27-19)

REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS - Employee was using a pump up sprayer to spray degreaser underneath the floor board of dozer, when the sprayer hose blew off the sprayer causing degreaser to get into both eyes.

Employee was jacking a man bus on the track when employee pushed down on the bar the jack slipped and caused employee to give away injuring lower back.

REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was preparing cable to re-enter on Shuttle Car, as employee was cutting away the outer jacket of the wire, when ee cut right index finger requiring sutures.

Employee was prying on the snake head trying to get an E-bolt started through the slot in the pan line, when EE reached down to try and start it by hand, the other employee did not see EE put EE's hand down, accidentally hitting EE's hand with a sledge hammer causing fracture and sutures to fingers.

Employee was riding on a man bus when the bus came off the track. Employees were trying to jack bus back up on track. Employee was using a jack and the bar slipped out of the jack causing employee to fall and fracture their right leg.

REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was cutting a piece of hose with employee's belt knife when employee cut through the hose cutting left index finger requiring sutures.

REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was using a ratchet to install a cowl bolt on the tailgate side of the shear, when the ratchet slipped off catching EE's finger between the ratchet and ranging arm causing laceration to EE's finger requiring sutures.

While raising track rails, employee was struck in the right foot by a track jack resulting in a fractured 4th Metatarsal.

Employee was removing a fitting with wrench, when the fitting did not move they applied more pressure on the wrench and felt pain in elbow. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT UNTIL 5/31/18 WHEN TAKEN OFF WORK DUE TO A PARTIALLY TORN BICEP TENDON REQUIRING SURGERY.

Employee was cutting bog balls with utility knife when the knife slipped and cut left hand causing laceration.

Employee was using come-a-longs to pull track together, as employee was tightening on the come-a-longs employee felt pain in employee's elbow and shoulder. THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THE DATE OF INJURY UNTIL EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK ON 11/2/17 DUE TO POSSIBLE SURGERY ON BICEP TENDON AND SHOULDER.

Employee was operating a chain hoist, lifting belt, to replace a bad roller when employee felt pain in right shoulder. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK ON 10/11/17 DUE TO SURGERY ON BICEP PULLEY.

REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was chipping welding flux from a headgate cowl, when a piece of the flux came up under the safety glasses scratching employees eye.

REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was changing a 3/4 inch hose inside a shield on the longwall, when the tool employee was using to remove the staple slipped hitting employee's lower lip causing laceration requiring sutures.

REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - While working on continuous miner section employee reached hand up to grab a string, hanging from the roof, that another employee was going to cut, missed the string and cut hand. Employee did receive stitches.