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EE exited EE's carrier to attempt to dislodge a rock form the dolly on the back bridge. EE was pushing down on the slate bar EE was using to dislodge the rock and felt pain in EE's left shoulder. EE has continued to work until 05/07/2026 when EE was taken off work.

Employee was repositioning a hydraulic jack under the right front of a 777-haul truck. While positioning the jack to the correct spot employees left thumb got caught between the jack handle and the tow hitch of the haul truck. Resulting in a fracture and laceration of the left thumb.

EE's rail motor EE was operating had de-railed. EE used a jack and a bar to put the ride back on the track. Upon doing so, the jack turned over causing the bar to strike EE on the right cheek area of EE's face. The ride went back on the track at that time and EE gathered up all EE's tools and went to the outside to be checked out for precaution.

Employee stated EE was tightening a bolt on a belt clamp with channel locks, the bolt broke as EE was pulling it towards EE causing EE to hit EE's mouth losing EE's tooth. Employee had a root canal on EE's tooth on 03/16/2026

Employee was replacing the barrel on 251 pump, and had trouble getting the value removed so EE got a slate bar and began to pry on it, the slate bar slipped mashing the right ring finger, resulting in a fractur to the tip of EE's finger

Employee at 2 East Belt take-up found rope fouled in sheave. While using 3/4-ton chain ratchet on roof bolt plate, the plate eye broke, causing a fall and left knee injury. Later diagnosed with torn ACL. Employee continued normal duties until 8/26/2025, when they went off for surgery. First missed shift 8/26/2025. Claimed as NFDL.

Employee reported that their eye was irritated after making a cable splice. Employee was unable to identify the mechanism of injury, but was diagnosed with having a foreign object in their eye that was removed in an outpatient surgery.

Employee was using a sledgehammer to pound a hard bar pin out from a dozer roller frame. A piece of metal broke off from the hard bar pin and then struck the employee over EE's right eyebrow. Employee had the metal removed 37 working days after incident occurred. Employee received 6 sutures. 6 sutures

Employee was trying to recover aqua couplings. Employee was using a crib to remove coupling from waterline and smashed finger between waterline and coupling.

Employee was injured when EE struck self in the face with a ratchet while tightening the gear case mounting bolts on a continuous miner causing a laceration above EE's left eye resulting in 18 sutures.

Employee was attempting to couple a diesel locomotive to a lowboy railcar. Employee used a railjack to raise the drawhead of the lowboy, the drawhead fell off the railjack and caught employee's middle and ring fingers on the right hand between the two.

Employee stated that EE struck EE's right forearm and right elbow on a slate bar while positioning a trickle duster. EE continued working EE's full shift. The employee continued to work, completing EE's normal work duties until 2/13/25, when EE began missing work.

EE was cutting a new piece of belt for EE's standoff chain on the continuous miner. EE was holding the belt with left hand while cutting with right. The belt knife slipped out of the belt striking EE's left hand.

Employee was cutting sprocket chain that was fouled on the offside drive axle to install a new intermediate shaft when the chain flew apart as it was being cut. The chain struck the employee on the left middle finger, causing a laceration. Employee received 6 sutures to close the wound and was given a full release to return to work on next scheduled shift. No Days Lost

Employee was using utility knife to skin back outer jacket of lifeline to connect to mine phone when the knife slipped, causing EE to lacerate their left thumb. Employee sought medical attention where EE received 3 sutures to close the wound. Employee was given a full release with no restrictions to return to work on the next shift, performing EE's normal duties. No Days Lost.

Wet, muddy conditions on slope. Employee was leveling a railroad track and was removing the jack used for leveling. When the employee released pressure on jack the bar slipped and contacted EE's left arm causing a laceration

A motorman at Maple Eagle #1 injured right pinky finger while attempting to put the 15-ton Brookville locomotive back on the rail. EE grabbed the handle of the lifting jack to adjust its position on the mine floor and had not removed their hand. When the weight of the locomotive was applied, this pinched the victim's pinky finger between the jack handle and lifting mechanism.

Buggy became stuck while crossing the rails. Employee got a jack and a bar to try to dislodge the buggy from off of the rails. When they pushed down on the bar that was inserted in the jack, they felt a pain in their lower back.

Employee stated EE was attempting to loosen bolts on a set of scrapers when EE felt pain in EE's left shoulder. This 7000-1 incident report is being submitted under protest only to avoid further enforcement action and in no way constitutes our agreement of the reportability of this incident. We reserve our right to challenge the validity of the citation.

EE was helping skive the face belt. Another employee was pulling the rubber that had been skived with a pair of vice grips when the rubber broke resulting in EE's knife slipping and striking EE on left hand. EE subsequentially received three stitches and returned to work at full duty.

Employee was in the process of knocking the miner boom pin back in on unit #2 on #112 C/M, when a piece of metal came off the pin and struck the employee in the left pinky finger. On 04/25/2024 the employee had the metal taken out of EE's finger at CAMC and was placed off work.

EE was using a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut EE's left middle finger and index finger. EE was not wearing cut resistant gloves as required by company policy. EE stated that EE had just removed EE's gloves to get a better grip. EE received 5 stitches in EE's left middle finger.

Employee was building a stopping while using a ladder. When they struck the wedge to secure the stopping, the stopping fell into the ladder, causing them to fall onto a pallet of block. Employee sought medical attention and was diagnosed with a fractured L-1 and L-5 Vertebrae. This is a Lost Work Days Incident.

EE was assisting Co-Worker who was attempting to remove a cat pad pin, EE was holding a cut off roof bolt that had been modified for this task while Co-Worker was striking it with a 10lb sledgehammer. The hammer, after striking the head of the roof bolt, ricocheted up striking EE in the left eye. This resulted in a laceration above the left eye.

Employee stated had walked up to check on the drill crew when a chain hoist struck EE in groin area. The drillers were attempting to tighten pipe with 2 pipe wrenches and a chain hoist hooked into the wrenches. Pipe wrench broke causing the chain hoist to strike the employee.

Employee stated was using a utility knife to trim a screen panel for the Unit #224 Screen when the knife slipped and EE cut their upper left thigh. The employee received 3 sutures.

Employee was splicing a belt, belt clamp come loose and struck them on forehead. 7 Sutures required. Returned to work full duty.

Employee was using a wrench hand tool to loosen up a nut threaded on a bolt. Employee stated when the nut broke free the employee's momentum took their hand forward resulting in left pinky finger being caught between the wrench and guarding. Employee's left pinky finger was cut and broken.

Employee stated they had pulled belt through the tailpiece and was going to cut the belt to make a belt splice as they cut the belt they cut their right thumb with a utility knife. Received 5 sutures in the cut on their thumb.

Employee was digging out gob from around the track with a pick hammer when a piece of rock broke off and hit the employee in their left front tooth, causing the tooth to partially break. No Days Lost - Medical Reportable Only.

Teammate stated EE was in the process of replacing bits on the 088 miner. EE had removed the old bit and was pushing the new bit into place when it became stuck so EE took EE's pick hammer and struck the bit to force it in place. After several hits a piece of metal came back and struck EE. On 3/30/2023 EE had the metal removed and received 3 stitches.

EE stated: was skiving a piece of belt to put a splice on it. In the process of of cutting the belt with the Stanley utility knife, the knife slipped out of the belt and punctured EE's left hand requiring 2 stitches.

Employee was using a knife. Cutting towards self, cut hand requiring sutures to repair the wound.

A contract motorman working through a contractor company was in the process of jacking a flatcar back on the track, when the motorman slipped and fell on right knee resulting in pain in lower back. The motorman sought treatment at a clinic where the motorman was placed on restricted duty.

EE stated that EE was in the process of squaring on the end on the belt to make a belt splice during a Pull Back. EE stated that the belt was laying on a board, that was laying across the belt rails and that while EE was cutting from the middle of the belt towards self that the knife slipped, and EE cut self across the right thigh. The employee received 5 stitches

Employee was cutting on a piece of conveyor belt and the knife slipped and cut EE's right forearm. 3 sutures required.

Employee was hitting a rock with a sledge hammer and pinched a finger between the metal handle and the frame of a mobile bridge carrier, Required sutures to repair the wound.

Employee was cutting pieces of rubber off a screen using downward force with a razor knife. Employee had a rubber piece to tear and the downward momentum resulted with the employee striking right leg with the razor knife. Employee had a laceration and was treated at a local facility that administered treatment with 7 sutures.

Employee stated had been dropped off to help make a belt splice. Employee stated put a new blade in the knife, and was on knees squaring the belt with a utility knife when the knife came out of the belt and struck EE's right leg just above the knee, causing a 2-3 inch laceration.

Employee stated: was using a small bar to break a lock off a tool box, the bar slipped out from under the lock and struck employee in the lower lip.

Employee stated was in the process of adding 4" aqua waterline in prep for a belt move. Employee picked up a crib block and used it to strike the end of the waterline and after several hits employee caught a finger between the crib and the waterline. On December 7th employee had the end of the finger removed due to nothing left to protect the bone.

Employee was prying on stub shaft with a slate bar while another employee was tapping on the stub shaft with a sledge hammer. The employee missed the stub shaft and struck the foot shaft which resulted in a piece of the foot shaft breaking off and entering the employee's left bicep. The employee later had the metal removed and received 3 sutures to close the wound. Medical Only.

Employee was using a lifting jack to align the low structure to insert a pin. The jack slipped causing the pin to pinch employees' thumb between the pin and low structure. Sutures were required to repair the wound.

Employee was pulling slack out of the belt with a chain, the chain slipped loose and struck EE on the face and left eye area. 3 Sutures were required to repair the wound.

Employee stated was changing a tire on the 488 Diesel scoop. EE was using a slate bar to work the tire loose from the studs. As EE was prying, EE felt a pain in the lower back and groin area. The injury was not reported due to unknown if this is pre existing on medical condition based on employee history.

Employee was changing a rotation hose on the 419 roof bolter and the channel locks employee was using slipped off the fitting causing employee's right palm to come in contact with a metal tag on the bolt tray. This caused a 5 inch cut that required 5 stitches.

Employee was putting a miner chain together. EE was striking chain with a hammer when chain flew up and hit EE on left side of face leaving an abrasion and a small piece of metal in EE's left cheek.

Employee was attempting to install the rear belly pan on a D10T dozer. Employee had the belly pan supported with a chain that was draped over a cross member to hold the belly pan. As employee was lining bolt holes up with a pry bar one corner came unhooked causing the pry bar to hit employee in the left wrist.

The employee was using a 4 pound sledge hammer to drive a boom pin out of a continuous miner, the miner removed glasses after they fogged up and begin to drive the pin out when a piece of metal came off the pin and embedded into right eye.

Employee was working on putting a conveyor chain together on the company's 310 shuttle car EE was swinging a sledge hammer installing a connector link and felt a sharp pain in EE's stomach EE was diagnosed with a ventral hernia.