September 30, 2025
OH · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Carbon River Coal · Struck by falling object
smashing of left foot
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July 24, 2025
OH · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Leesville Land LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was roof bolting a corner. As EE was retracting EE's side it caught the roof. Upon catching the roof it caused the slide out on the canopy to gap open EE caught EE's fingers in the gap.
May 29, 2024
OH · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Leesville Land LLC · Struck by falling object
EE was bolting EE was drilling the second hole in the last row of bolts at the face. When EE was struck by a rock from the roof.
March 29, 2023
OH · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Leesville Land LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was roof bolting over loose roof material that had fallen. EE was lowering the boom on the bolter when EE's left knee slid under the boom striking EE's left knee.
February 15, 2022
OH · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Leesville Land LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was bolting on opposite side. The bolter operator went to move the bolter forward. EE did not notice EE's left foot was in the way the bolter tire ran upon EE's left foot.
November 29, 2021
OH · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Leesville Land LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
While bolting, the EE's cuff of long sleeve shirt was caught by a burr on the drill chuck. The rotating drill chuck pulled the EE's arm into the drill chuck, fracturing the E's left arm.
December 11, 2001
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Cheyenne Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR WAS MOVING DOZER. WENT OVER COAL PILE. OPERATOR WAS THROWN OUT OF SEAT & HIT HEAD ON DASHBOARD.
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