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The Employee hit a rock in the road while grading, bringing the grader to an abrupt stop. EE continued to work but complained of pain in EE's neck, legs, and feet. Went to the hospital the next day, had X-Rays and issued Physical Therapy. The extend of EE's condition is unknown at this time.
While removing access stairway from RT62, with the top of stairs attached to a boom, and the bottom welded. The employee forgot to remove the top two bolts, they went back up the stairway and when they removed the bolts, the weld at the bottom broke and the stairs shifted causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fracture on the radius of their right arm.
Employee was installing roof support when finger was smashed between the drilling arm and the bolt head on the canopy post of the bolt machine.
The employee went to the hospital on 8/25/2025 suffering from numbness in left arm and leg. They told management that they were running tests for stroke and other possible issues. They stated getting jarred in an excavator on the 8/23/2025 but didn't feel it was related. Came back to work for three shifts and took off again for a strain in their neck and numbness in left arm.
Employee was operating an excavator above an embankment, when the excavator began sliding down the bank. EE tried to swing the boom around to stop the slide, but the excavator rolled onto its side. EE was taken to the hospital where the x-ray revealed a compound fracture of the T-12. EE was given meds and sent home; EE is awaiting an appointment with a neurologist.
Employee was operating a D10 T Dozer when EE backed over a rock and jarred self. The employee went to the ER the next day took off a couple days came back to work and is off again awaiting an MRI.
Employee was cutting a piece of angle iron with a grinder. The grinder kicked back and struck the employee in the left lower leg causing an approximate 2-inch laceration which required 12 stitches.
Employee was removing Struts on a rock truck. The left strut had been removed and EE was cutting the bottom pin out from the right Strut. The right strut moved when they cut through the pin. They stepped back and tripped over the new struts laying on the ground behind them. They landed on the second strut cracking a rib and vertebra.
Operator hung dozer up on something and kept shifting dozer back and forth until they snapped the cable, instead of waiting for another operator to pull him.
Employee was cutting bolts off a dozer blade when the hose connected to the torch ruptured and caused a flash fire. The employee had severe burns on EE's left arm and chest. EE was transported to Logan Hospital and later transported to Cabell Huntington burn unit for treatment.
While Employee was cleaning up rock in the pit where the rock trucks where backing in, unaware that Employee was on an unstable rock under the excavator Employee exstended the arm out to move a rock and the excavator tipped over on its right side. The operator recevied two cuts to head and cuts to right hand. Employee was wearing seat belt.
EE was pushing the drill steel to the roof. As EE let go of the drill steel when EE was starting the hole, the joy stick stuck in rotation and up pressure. The drill steel bent and came out of the hole spinning and struck EE in the right hand 3 times before EE could get away from it.
Pole was laying on side of berm. Pole was scotched. Turned auger and accidently hit pole. Pole rolled down hill and hit employee who sustained a leg injury.
Employee was standing between #2 entry and #3 Entry in crosscut. Miner was loading Shuttle Car in Crosscut 2 Left when a rock came out of conveyor of Miner striking EE in lower right leg.
Employee was running excavator in shot and when EE dropped the bucket into the shot it jarred EE. The sudden jar caused a tear in EE's perineum and it started to bleed. EE also complained of back pain. EE went to the ER and was released to see EE's family doctor. No stitches.
Changing a tire on a Komatsu 830E Rock truck, employee was using a tire boom truck with hydraulic arms wrapped around the tire. EE was pulling on the tire with the arms when they slipped off and the tire hit the employee on the shoulder causing bruising to EE's right shoulder.
Employee was drilling a battery powered drill to drill a bolt out of a crusher and the drill hung and twisted EE's hand catching it between the drill and the crusher resulting in a fracture to the left hand. No days were lost.
Employee was in a Komatsu 730E rock truck getting loaded by a Komatsu 5500 Excavator, the excavator operator had a large rock to put in the bed of the truck. The rock slipped out of the bucket hitting the bed and jarred the truck driver straining EE's lower back.
Employee was cutting a tree with a chain saw in the pit with help of an excavator. The excavator operator pulled the tree instead of pushing and the tree fell hitting the employee on the right hand resulting in a fracture to EE's wrist.