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Employee was cutting a plastic band off of concrete block with a utility knife when it struck EE's left thigh causing a laceration. EE was treated at the ER where EE received two sutures and a full release with no restrictions to return EE's next shift.
EE was swinging a sledge hammer, missed the bolt smashing EE's right pinky finger between (C) channel and wood end handle. Causing EE to receive stitches.
The utility person was cutting the seal out of a 1-quart bottle of engine oil with a belt knife when they accidentally cut the end of their left thumb. 3 Stitches were required no work was missed.
Employee was injured while working on a header. EE was using a pipe wrench on a steamboat jack, when the force made the pipe wrench break loose from the jack and caused EE's arms to extend abruptly and hit EE's left arm and left shoulder on the header framing. Started missing work on 04/14/2026.
Employee was cutting a belt off of the blower motor on a roof bolter when the knife slipped causing a laceration of their left wrist. Employee was treated at the ER where they received four sutures and was given restriction of not bending their wrist for three days which prevented them from performing their normal duties.
Employee was assisting the mechanic making a car splice when the knife slipped causing EE to cut EE's left index finger. EE was treated at the ER where EE received 3 sutures and a full release with no restrictions to return EE's next shift.
While changing the intermass jack on the #411 Roofbolter, they removed the top jack pin and had a long punch holding the top eye of the jack. They removed the bottom jack pin, as they were trying to remove the jack it slipped causing left pinky finger to be pinched between the stem and the eye of the jack.
The employee was using a belt knife to cut a piece of suction line and inadvertently cut EE's left index finger. (3) sutures were required to close the wound.
While cutting a can of glue, knife slipped and cut left index finger, causing them to receive 3 stitches.
Employee was cutting green dust line with a utility knife and the blade got stuck. When they forcibly removed the knife from the line, they stabbed themselves in the leg.
A contract employee was cutting a piece of mine belt with a utility knife and the knife slipped, resulting in a small laceration just above the right knee.
Employee was trying to cut straps on cable bolts. EE was cutting away from self and couldn't cut the bands. EE turned the knife around and was using it like a saw. when the band finally cut, the blade contacted EE's gloved hand causing a laceration in the palm of EE's thumb. This required 6 stitches.
Employee was using a hammer to smash a Burndy connector to splice a lifeline together, when they missed and struck their left index finger with the hammer. Employee was seen at the ER where x-rays revealed a fracture to the tip of the finger. Employee was given a full release with no restrictions to return their next shift.
Employee was helping unit mechanic make a car splice on shuttle car, when the utility knife slipped causing them to cut left index finger. Employee was seen by the mine nurse where they received 5 sutures and a full release. Returned to their normal job the same shift with no restrictions.
While using an Emu to pull lifeline. EE grabbed the lifeline to break a zip tie, when EE grabbed the lifeline it wrapped around EE's ring finger.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut down a piece of back up curtain and cut EE's left index finger. Received 4 sutures.
Employee was cutting a piece of scrape belt to make DTI pads when the blade slipped contacting the employees left forearm resulting in a laceration. (1) lace suture was required to close the wound.
Employee was attempting to remove a steering jack pin with a sledge hammer. During the process right index finger was caught between the handle of the hammer and the frame of the scoop causing a laceration. They continued to perform their normal duties until 8/13/25 when they were treated for a fracture and given 5 sutures for the laceration.
The Belt mechanic was in the bathhouse cleaning EE's belt knife when drying the blade of EE's knife the index finger on the right hand hit the blade rustling in 3 stitches. No work was missed.
While employee was cutting a piece of belting on the roof bolter that was attached to the ATRS arm, with their right hand using a belt knife, the knife slipped and cut their left forearm causing them to receive stitches.
While ratcheting a come along to pull the miner cat together the mechanic felt pain in right shoulder. No work was missed.
Employee was using a multiplier to remove lug bolts from a scoop. The socket shattered causing EE's hand to slip and hit EE's arm. This caused a laceration that required stitches.
Employee was using an axe to separate a coupler from a waterline when a piece of the coupler broke off and struck employee in the safety glasses resulting in a bruise to their left eye. Employee was seen by a doctor and prescribed eye drops.
Brattice man was attempting to break a concrete block with a brattice hammer when EE struck EE's left hand below the thumb causing a laceration that required 5 sutures. No work was missed.
While cutting a piece of belt with a belt knife, the knife slipped coming in contact with the right thigh causing a laceration, received 4 sutures. No work was missed.
Employee was helping remove a flight from a miner chain. Employee was over the chain. Another employee was using a hammer to drive the pin out. A piece of metal broke off the pin, went under the safety glasses and embedded in the Employee's eye.
Employee was installing a bit into the miner head. Driving the bit in with a hammer a piece of carbide came off the bit embedding in the right arm below the bicep. No work was missed.
Employee was prying on a dust hose with a pinner steel. The steel became lodged, and as EE jerked it free, EE's right pinky finger was smashed between the steel and the coal rib. EE received three sutures and returned to work EE's next scheduled shift.
After the employee removed the pin from a belt lowboy draw bar that was hooked to a 30-ton locomotive, the draw bar drifted, pinching a finger between the draw bar lip and locomotive frame.
Employee was scattering rock dust out of a scoop bucket with a shovel. As EE went to sling the shovel of dust, EE hit the scoop bucket with the shovel causing the shovel to abruptly stop causing a torn bicep on the left arm. Started missing work on 4/3/2025
EE was drilling a hole in the top when the steel clogged. EE hit the steel with a 1' wrench. The wrench popped back up hitting EE in the mouth, splitting EE's lip as well as knocked out 2 of EE's teeth.
The roof bolter was attempting to cut a suction hose with a belt knife. Holding the hose in EE's left hand and cutting with the right, the knife came out of the hose and cut the left hand. Received 6 sutures, no work was missed.
While preparing the belt for a belt lay the belt mechanic was cutting the belt, when the knife slipped out of the belt and cut right leg just below the knee. Causing the belt mechanic to receive 10 staples, no work was missed.
Employee was using a knife with both hands to cut belt, when one hand slipped off the knife causing employee to contact right index finger resulting in a laceration that required 5 sutures.
Employee was trimming belt with a knife when the knife slipped contacting the employees right forearm resulting in 5 sutures.
Mechanic was cutting the outer jacket on the miner cable to make a splice, slipped and cut the index finger on EE's left hand. The cut required 6 stitches. No work was missed.
Weekend warrior employee's foot was caught between two metal objects. EE was taken for an x-ray, which was negative. EE worked normal shift until 12/8. EE's foot was still sore, so EE followed up with a specialist & additional imaging showed a small fracture. EE was given a lace up brace & released to return to work EE's next scheduled shift.
Employee was in the process of changing bits on the idle longwall shear and smashed a finger with a hammer.
Employee was stripping the wires for a light on a roof bolter when the knife EE was using slipped causing EE to cut left pinky finger resulting in the employee receiving 4 sutures.
While setting bits on the miner, hitting a bit with a hammer a piece of metal 1/4inch long from the hammer imbedded in EE's right forearm causing infection.
Employee was on EE's knees cutting out inserts on a miner. As EE was cutting, another employee was using a hammer to drive the others in. They were about 3 feet apart. A piece of insert broke, went above EE's glasses and into EE's eye.
Employee was using a slate bar to pull a rock off of the miner (the continuous miner was located in a heading). When the rock slid off the side of the miner, they did not allow enough room to move out of the way, the rock landed on their left leg, this resulted in a fracture.
Employee was cutting down damaged wire mesh on 2/54 belt when dust/rust fell off the wire and went in behind the employee's safety glasses resulting in a scratch to the left eye.
Trying to get the U-joint out of shuttle car by hitting it with a hammer. The hammer bounced off and struck EE's left thumb, causing EE to receive stitches. EE was wearing gloves at the time of incident.
Cutting bands off of dust hose, EE lost footing on the shield foot. When EE slipped EE cut self on left forearm while trying to catch self, causing to receive stitches.
EE was helping make a belt splice. EE ran hand across the belt splice at the same time EE's coworker struck the splice with a 5lb hammer striking EE's right index finger. This resulted in a fracture and sutures. EE was treated at ER and was released with restrictions.
While removing shield to shield cables, EE was cutting the cable ties holding the cables to a trunk line. EE's left hand was holding the trunk line and cutting the cable tie, as EE pulled through the cable tie the blade struck in in the forearm causing EE to receive stitches.
Employee was cutting belt with a utility knife when it slipped causing a laceration to right leg just to the side of their knee. Employee was taken to the nurse at the River View portal 2 where they received 4 sutures and was released with no restriction from their regular occupation. They returned to the mines afterward and completed the shift.
Miner was strapping supplies onto a trailer, using a small pry bar to tighten straps. The pry bar came loose and hit miner in a tooth, causing it to chip.
Miner lifted the back of the mantrip off the ground with a jack, stepped between the ride and the rib to place boards under the rear tire. The jack fell over catching the miner's leg between ride and the rib, resulting a fracture to the right leg near the ankle. The Miner was taken off work starting 2/16/24.