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January 14, 2024 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Struck by falling object

Injured employee was checking the suction on a roof bolting machine when a piece of rock fell from the roof/rib and struck left calf resulting in a laceration that required sutures to close.

December 23, 2023 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Injured employee was attempting to change bit on drill steel. While holding the steel with their left hand they lowered the mast on the roof bolter causing it to catch the steel and push it onto their left foot just above the metatarsal guard resulting in a fracture.

December 17, 2023 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Injured employee was placing a roof bolt in the chuck of the roof bolter when they bumped the rotation lever and caught their left hand resulting in a sprain/strain type injury. Employee began missing work on 1/2/24.

October 20, 2023 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was installing roof screen when a piece of rock slid off the screen and struck the back of their left leg causing their knee to strike the roof bolting machine resulting in a fractured patella.

December 20, 2022 WV · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was cutting a piece of all thread rod with a chop saw, when a piece of debris hit employee's cheek and went under the safety glasses, into left eye.

October 26, 2022 WV · Coal steel worker, iron metal worker, iron worker MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Connecting steel brace to column at Head House #3. EE signaled crane operator to 'cable up', brace came up, slammed against the brace clip and pinched the palm-thumb of left hand. Lacerated the derma, requiring 6 stitches.

July 22, 2022 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Injured employee was attempting to adjust roof mesh when IE mistakenly hit the drill rotation catching left hand on the drill steel and roof mesh.

March 2, 2022 WV · Coal steel worker, iron metal worker, iron worker MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The headache ball on the crane caught on steel structure with tension. Upon the ball dislodging, an attached angle brace "bounced" and struck the ironworker in the mouth/chin area.

March 1, 2021 WV · Coal miner, nec MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

During concrete invert pour, the concrete car was being pulled to surface, the screed cable supposedly got on the concrete car, which pulled the screed up hill, causing screed to come into contact with employee

December 8, 2020 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in the process of drilling hole for roof support. EE had laid EE's roof bolt against drill mast and realized the drill bit was stuck in hole, EE went to retrieve bill using drill steel and as EE was lowering the drill mast it came in contact with roof bolt causing it to strike employee in the mouth.

November 21, 2020 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee just installed glue and roof bolt into hole and was helping operator put bolt into drill pot, the operator started to push bolt up into hole unaware that other employee had hand on drill pot, as EE raise boom, employee got pinched between mast and steel clamp

December 18, 2019 WV · Coal miner, nec MACHINERY
Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee reached up to spin 630 mucker to align to fit through work deck. They placed a hand on top of workdeck post, when the crosshead set down on the work deck smashed the finger.

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