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Employee was roof bolting when the sleeve of his coveralls got caught on drill steel thus wrapping right arm around drill steel.

Employee was drilling hole on a motor base when the drill bit jammed in hole. He reversed the drill and while pulling back out on the drill the drill struck employee's mouth thus breaking his front teeth. Employee is getting necessary dental work done.

Employee was Roof Bolting and was lowering drill head when he inadvertently lowered head of Bolter on right foot. Employee did not miss any work however he did seek medical attention and was placed on restricted duty making this reportable.

Employee was roof bolting. As he was trying to place the roof bolt in the head of the roof bolter, he inadvertently bumped the rotation lever, thus catching three fingers on the roof bolt as it was rotating.

EE had just helped a co-worker set a "J" channel and set legs under the "J"channel.Co-worker then dropped the ATRS and the legs that supported the "J"channel apparently kicked out allowing the "J"channel to fall striking EE on side of head & shoulder.EE was placed on restricted.He returned to full duty on 04/21/2008.

While employee was attempting to use the drill head of the roof bolter to move coal laying in the bottom in order to obtain clearance for the second set of drill steels, the canopy swung, thus catching the webbing of his left hand between the canopy and drill steels that he was holding on to.

Employee was tramming continuous miner to the right side of cut when he caught his foot under pan of miner.

Employee was roof bolting when a drill steel fell out of roof striking employee on left hand.

Employee pinched hand between the head of roof bolter and roof bolt plate. He missed one (1) day due to this injury. This occurred over the Thanksgiving/deer season holiday of which we were idle. We returned back to work on November 28, 2007. His day missed was on Friday, November 23, 2007 only.

Employee was grinding a light bracket for on a scoop when he felt something enter his right eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses when this occurred.

While the employee was hanging the bolter cable the bolter was being trammed and the cable apparently got caught in the reel thus pulling the cable tight and caught his left leg twisting the left knee.

Employee was attempting to install roof bolt. He was trying to straighten bolt and guide the bolt to the drill head of bolter so bolter could assist in pushing bolt up into the drill hole when the drill head caught bolt bending the same and caught finger between roof bolt plate and the drill head.

Employee was using a die grinder to remove a metal burr and apparently a fine piece of metal blew into right eye. He did not miss any work however the course of treatment makes this report a medical.

While employee was re-positioning roof bolter to start the next inby row of roof bolts he trammed roof bolter over top of left foot.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER HE EXPERIENCED PAIN DOWN HIS LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 10/17/05 AT SUCH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT.

While employee was burning the shaft on the no. 2 bridge a hot spark entered left ear. Employee continued working until January 25, 2006 at which time this became a reportable as he started missing work in order to have surgery done to graft skin at burn location.

Employee was raising the head of the roof bolter to attempt to couple back onto the drill steel that was stuck in the roof when his finger got between the drill head and drill steel.

EE DROPPED DRILL STEEL & IT FELL BETWEEN LEVELING ARMS. EE GRABBED THE STEEL WITH LEFT HAND & BUMPED THE THRUST LEVER. THE HEAD WENT UP, PINCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND SPARE STEELS STICKING OUT OF HOLDER. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY.

After positioning roof bolter to drill along. the rib the ee inadvertently set stab jack down of right foot.

WHILE DROPPING THE HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLTER, THE HEAD CAUGHT ON THE KNEE PAD HYPEREXTENDING THE LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 10/8 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK MAKING THIS A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF PIPE WITH A HAND HELD GRINDER WHEN A FOREIGN BODY WENT UP UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RT. EYE. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER HE DID GET MEDICAL TREATMENT MAKING THIS A MEDICAL REPORT.

EMployee dropped the roof bolter head down on his left knee.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXTRACTING COAL WITH THE GRADALL IN THE CORNER AREA OF THE PIT WHEN THE HIGH WALL SUDDENLY GAVE WAY COMING DOWN ON PART OF THE GRADALL.

Ee had just swung the drill head on the fletcher RRII roof bolter to drill hole for sister hook when his SCSR hit the swing lever thus pinching his knee to the coal rib from the drill head of the bolter.

While ee was drilling with a roof bolter he experienced pain in shoulder area.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE BELT STRUCTURE APART WHEN WRENCH APPARENTLY HAD THE NUT OFF PERMITTING SOCKET END TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 1"X 1'X 1'DISLODGED FROM ROOF STRIKING EE ON HIS RT.KNEE. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 10/24/03 AT WHICH TIME EE STARTED MISSING WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF ROOF BOLT STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.

WHIILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER/MBC OPERATOR IN LOW COAL - EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. REPORTED 7/7/03.

WHILE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING HE EXPERIENCED PAIN INKNEE. EE CONT'D WORKING UNTIL 4/29/03 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK. NOT MAKING THIS REPORT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT

WHILE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING A HYDRAULIC HOSE FOR THE ROTATION BLEW SPRAYING HYDRAULIC OIL ONTO THE FACE AROUND GLASSES AND INTO BOTH EYES. EE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE MEDICINES WERE USE D IN THE EYES MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.

EE MOVED TO PUT BOLT IN AND WHEN DOING SO EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6-25-02. MINES IDLE FROM 6-29-02 UNTIL 7-7-02.

EE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED TRAM LEVER WHICH IN TURN PERMITTED BOLTER TO MOVE ONTO FOOT.

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER MBC,(OPERATOR IN LOW COAL)- EE EXPERIENCED PAIN/SWELLING IN RT. KNEE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL APRIL 11, 2002 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PREPATELLAR BURITIS AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING - WHILE DOING SO HE SCRAPED HIS BACK ACROSS A BEARING PLATE CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A STUCK STEEL OUT OF ROOF A CO-WORKER WAS GETTING A BOX OF RESIN OFF THE TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN BOX OF RESIN SLIPPED STRIKING TRAM LEVER IN KITCHEN COMPARTMENT PERMITTING BOLTER TO PIVOT PINCHING BOLTER OPERATOR'S FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND ATRS.

WHILE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE FACE AREA, HE STRUCK HIMSELF ON THE LEFT KNEE WITH A DRILL STEEL. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE KNEE WAS STILL SORE AND HE DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. AT WHICH T IME THE DR. INSTRUCTED HIM TO STAY OFF HIS KNEE FOR 2 DAYS AND IF IT FELT BETTER, HE COULD RETURN TO WORK, WHICH HE DID. OFF WORK-1-17-02 & 1-18-02.

WHILE TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER TO FACE AREA, HE PINCHED HIS FINGERS UNDER THE SEAT COMPARTMENT. WHICH RESULTED IN BRUISING AND A CUT TO THE POINTER, MIDDLE AND RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING. EMPLOYEE LOWERED THE DRILL HEAD TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT. THE DRILL HEAD WAS DROPPED ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE WHICH IN TURN TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL JUNE 18 2001 AT WHICH TIME SURGERY WAS DONE SPUR REMOVED AND TEAR IN SHOULDER REPAIRED.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY3' DIAMETER 6" THICK FELL OUT OF ROOF STRIKING EE ON LEFT KNEE. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 4/4/01 WHEN THIS ACCIDENT NOW BECAME A LOST TIME ACCI DENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL IN SHOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DIRT OR METAL FLEW INTO EYE CAUSING A SCRATCH. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL THE FOLLOWING DAY BUT DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING OTHER THAN A S CRATCH AND TREATED EYE WITH A SALVE AND PRESCRIPTION, MAKING THIS REPORTABLE. GLASSES WERE BEING WORN.

A PIECE OF ROCK DISLODGED FROM ROOF APPROX. 4'X3'X1" THICK. STRIKING EE ON LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT HAND, AND LEFT FOOT. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK SHOWEVER EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS BACKING ROOF BOLTER UP WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF, THUS STOVING NECK. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL JANUARY 4, 2001 THAT HE HAD VISITED A CHIROPRACTOR O N 12-21-00; THEREFORE MAKING THIS ACCIDENT NOW A MEDICAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. WHILE LOWERING THE BOOM QUIKLY, HE LOWERED THE DRILL HEAD ONTO HIS LEG. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE HAD INSERTED ROOF BOLT IN HOLE AND HAD PLACED WRENCH ONTO BOLT AND INVERTENTLY ENGAGED THE ROTATION LEVER INSTEAD OF THE THRUST LEVER. WHEN DOING SO HIS GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH & HEAD OF BOLT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE APPARENTLY WENT OVER A HIGH SPOT. THUS JAMMING HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF INJURIN GNECK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER HE DID SEE A CHIROPRACT OR ON 8-4-00. THEREFORE MAKING HIS A REPORTABLE MEDICAL.

EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT WORKING SHIFT; 6/16/00; HOWEVER , EE WAS OFF WORK ON 6/19/00 DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT - THEREFORE MA KING THIS A 1 DAY LTA.

WHILE BOLTER WAS BEING MOVED, A PIECE OF ROCK (APPROX. 4' X 2' X 0-6") FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD AREA.