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Employee was running a miner and cutting when a piece of metal broke off a bit and flew back hitting the operator on the right hand.

I.E. was in the process of installing a roof bolt, he was holding the bolt with his left hand while raising the pot with his right hand. While stretching to place the bolt head inside the wrench he slipped and hit the rotation. This resulted in I.E. wrapping his left hand around the bolt which caused a fracture to his left thumb.

Employee was in the roof bolting process and had drilled his hole and was bringing his drill steels downward out of the hole with the steels rotating. he reached up and put his hand around the steel to keep down pressure on the steel and his glove caught on the steel which caused the injury.

I.E. had been shoveling at shield 210. When the shearer arrived at the tail to cut out the I.E. was removed by the more exp. workers until the cutouts could be made. After the cutouts the shearer left the tail area and SRB was started. The I.E. was standing with his back to the shield when the SRB advanced the shield pinching his right foot between the shield toe and the relay bar.

Employee was hanging mesh near the tip of a longwall shield during the preparation of finishing up a panel. Employee hung a piece of mesh on a hook told another employee to set the shield tight. He then stepped back a few steps and laid his hand on the side of the adjacent shield. As the first shield set three fingers on his right hand were caught between the two shields.

Driving ground rod at slurry pond pumps with arms extended above head and top of should (left) began moderately hurting. over night began to hurt intensely (with movement)

Was lowering bit in table of rig to start drilling. He was holding bit up straight when bit fell over ee could not hold the weight up. It pinched his hand between the rig table and the sub on the bit.

Employee had ran dozer out of fuel on raw coal pile. After restarting the dozer the employee was going to get fuel. Employee backed up knowing to turn right & turned left accidentally causing the dozer to slide into a feeder that was being fed by another dozer. The employee states he hit his head when dozer came to rest.

He was tightening a cable bolt with a truss gun, when the truss gun slipped off the bolt and pinned his hand between the gun and the roof bolter canopy.

Employee working on a drill rig. Area was slightly muddy. Employee stated he was hit by something.

Employee was hanging wire mesh and when he pulled it forward on the ATRS he got his right foot caught in the ATRS catching his right foot.

While working on the roof bolter, employee got fingers caught in boom cylinder and drill body chain mount. Boom came down and severed 3 fingers on right hand.

Employee was checking his drill pod for the suction and the drill steel fell out of the roof onto his left pinky finger. He has a fracture of his left pinky finger. He was working on the Headgate #1 Unit.

Employee was putting up the angle brackets with the single boom roof bolter he dropped the platform and a steel plate shot out and hit him in the left forearm, he went and received 6 stitches and returned to work.

Headgate number 1 unit, employee was installing a roof bolt and the steel plate slid down the bolt and cut employee on top of the right wrist. He went to the hospital and received 3 stitches and returned to work.

While trimming top with the continuous miner, the operator was struck in front of the right ear by a small piece of flying metal. The small piece of metal had to be removed and sutured.

Roof bolter started drilling a hole when drill steel bent and struck him in the head causing him to fall from the bolter.

Drilling in shaft bottom, pulled steel, strained right shoulder.

Employee was installing angle brackets with a roof bolting machine, while putting the roof bolt into the hole, he heard a pop in his right elbow. He was working in Headgate #2 unit in the number 2 entry. He has continued to work until July 11th, after seeing his doctor, he was put on restrictive duty, and has been off since that time.

While running the shearer, the head kicked up rock striking employee in the mouth.

Employee pinched left ring finger between roof bolt pod and the winch causing a cut and fracture to the end of the finger.

Work deck was wet due to rain. Employee slipped while installing bolt/drill got away from him and pinned employee against hand rail.

Employee was moving drill and steel from one hole to another. Strained back.

Employee cut weld to release discharge. As discharge released, employees feet/legs were pinned between I-beam and discharge.

Employee was backing up with the D-10 dozer and backed into feeder #3. He was taken to the hospital and had broken ribs and a bone broke in his collar.

A piece of rock fell off of the ATRS while installing screen wire and hit the employee on the back of the head and on the left hand. He went to the hospital and received stitches in his left hand middle finger, and returned to work.

Employee caught his left shoulder on a piece of metal. He received three stitches in his left shoulder, and returned to work.

While roof bolting, pin broke above the wrench which caused the plate to come off and hit employee in the face.

Hydraulic jack was being used to lift the screen in forder to change the spring. The screen was raised and the jack was under load. The jack suddenly kicked out. The base of the jack struck his shoulder/collar bone.

Employee was bolting ribs in x-cut 118 on the Tailgate Unit when a piece of metal sheared off and lodged in the corner of his left eye. He went to the eye doctor and had the small piece removed and returned to work.

Employee hit by muck bucket, knocked into form, fractured left shoulder.

Employee suffered two fractured toes when the outby end of a roof bolting machine was lowered and set on his left foot.

Employee was working in the Headgate Unit 001, he was installing a 12 foot cable bolt and the cable bolt bent he hit the rotation lever, the plate spun striking the employee on the left wrist. He was transported to the hospital and received stitches.

While cutting top, a miner bit broke off, striking the injured person in the head, cutting him above the eye.

Employee was pushing up a roofbolt when wrench bent breaking the bolt, the plate flew back striking the employee above the right eye, causing a laceration that needed 3 stitches. Employee was wearing eye protection. He received the stitches and returned to work.

Twisting motion form operating Milwaukee drill - snapped his hand back fracturing fourth metacarpal on right hand.

The mining machine was loading material into the shuttle car and a piece of rock slid across the load and was headed towards the employee in the cab of the shuttle car, he saw it coming and held his hand up to stop the rock, the rock cut his right hand, in the palm area at the base of his small (pinky finger). He went to the hospital and received 5 stitches and returned to work.

Employee was bolting at the face, putting up the center bolts, when the operator on the other boom lowered his boom, the wrench fell and struck the employee over his right eye, cutting his head above the right eye, he received 8 stitches, and returned to work.

Employee hurt shoulder while pulling on drill and steel.

On Jan. 28th,2010 at 1:45 a.m. EE got his right foot under the cat track of the beam setter as it was tramming forward. He was transported to the hospital for examination and x-rayed, nothing was broken, he was told it was only bruised and was sent home to keep it elevated. He started missing work on 01/29/2010.

Pulling on drill to unchuck 6th steel, felt pain in stomach, hernia.

A rock flipped from the face conveyor striking the operator.

Employee was assisting in cleaning concrete out of a pipe. When the air line was turned on, the shut-off valve broke and the hose was whipping around. The end of the hose struck employee on the inside of left knee.