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While bolting, the injured individual began drilling a hole. After penetrating the first layer, a section of rock loosened and fell down the drill steel. When it hit the drill pot, it broke, causing a 3-foot piece to drop onto the platform and land on EE's right foot, resulting in a diagnosis of a fractured small toe.

Employee came into office 9/11/2024 claiming smoke inhalation from torching on material on mine site. Unknown time of return.

While tramming C/M with the boom angled towards them, injured walked up to the boom to adjust the cable when the miner came towards them pinning them between the boom and the rib, Injured was taken to medical facility where they were diagnosed with a fractured pelvis.

The employee was attempting to push in the bottom rib bolt. While at the same time EE was holding the wrench to seat the bolt head. EE then spun the wrench, and EE's glove was caught between the wrench and bolt head.

Employee was operating continuous miner when they were struck in the left foot by a rock that came off the boom of the miner.

A mechanic smashed their little finger between a track dozer and a jack handle.

WHILE CUTTING COAL ON THE LONGWALL, THE SHEARER SLOUGHING PLATE CAUGHT A SPRAY BAR HOSE CAUSING IT TO STRETCH TIGHT BEFORE DISLODGING AND WHIPPING BACK TOWARD THE OPERATOR. THE BAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND NECK, RESULTING IN A CRUSHING LACERATION TO THE LEFT EAR WHICH REQUIRED 22 SUTURES.

EE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN BUMPER ON TR-11 USING CHAIN, 20TON HYDRAULIC JACK. EE USING ROSE BUD TRYING TO HEAT REAR BUMPER TO STRAIGHTEN. CHAIN UNDER TENSION BROKE, CHAIN HIT EE IN FACE/MOUTH. EE FELL BACKWARDS LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, STRUCK BACK OF HEAD.

A Miner was dumping Muck Buckets on the Surface. When the bucket was flipping back over after dumping the miner's finger was caught between the bucket bell and bottom bell stop.

Employee was in the process of dumping a muck bucket when left forearm was caught in the counter weight area and pinched.

On February 2, Employee was assisting the unloading of a motor out of a supply car when EE grabbed the rope at the sheave wheel as another employee began operating the winch, 'bumping' the control. After the control was 'bumped', EE yelled stop, & indicated to the other person that a finger was pinched. Resulting as an amputation to the first knuckle of the index finger.

The EE was operating a forklift to retrieve an I-Beam that was being lowered to the basement floor level of the prep plant processing building by a machining hoist. As the beam was lowered to the fork lift, the operator exited the equipment and attempted to guide the beam onto the forks. The load suddenly shifted, pinching right hand between the beam and fork.

Employee was falling a tree, the tree fell and contacted a limb that was on the ground. This limb then struck the employee in the left knee causing an MCL injury.

Head side shearer operator was cutting sandstone top traveling to the head gate. Injured was standing approximately 1-2 shields ahead of the head drum, leaning over the pan line monitoring the cut that was in progress. During this process, EE was struck in the neck (right side) by a piece of the metal from the drum.

Injured Employee was torqueing a CAT 795 haul truck with a RAD 34 torque gun. Injured employee received a dislocation, laceration and break to EE's right thumb when it became caught between the extension of the RAD 34 and wheel motor.

While installing a roof bolt, the employee raised the drill pot to insert the roof bolt into the wrench. The employee's glove was caught between the wrench and the bolt and when the rotation was bumped it twisted their hand around the wrench fracturing wrist.

In the process of moving the Rad 15 impact gun from one nut to the other, the injured employee received a fracture and laceration to EE's left ring finger when EE's finger became lodged between the Rad 15 impact gun and the wheel.

Injured was operating Head Side of Shear on Longwall. Injured was leaning with left hand on equipment. A rock was thrown from the Head Drum approx. 15 ft and struck the injured's left pinky finger. Finger was fractured and lacerated.

Injured was bolting. When second steel added to steel already in roof. Injured did not get second steel seated into drill chuck. When up pressure was applied, drill steel slipped off side of chuck striking injured in the rt index finger. Injured continued to work until 1/27/22 when EE was taken to Broaddus Hosp for an x-ray and showed avulsion fracture.

Employee was clearing rock out of the walkway of the longwall. While they were performing the task, a rock fell from on top of a shield and made contact with hardhat then landed on right thumb, causing it to be fractured.

The washdown hose on the miner was coiled up on the rear of the machine with the valve end drooping over from the top of the machine to the floor. The employee was in the process of cutting coal when the frame of the machine caught the ball valve and broke it in two. The sudden release of water pressure caused the broken shut-off valve to strike the employee in chin.

A technician was welding in close proximity to other welders inside a rev. frame. The light reflected off the walls behind and came in behind EE's welding hood causing EE to receive flash burn to EE's eyes. EE was given a prescription of eye drops.

Note: The employee did not begin missing work until 11/2/2021. Description: After drilling the inside bolt hole the employee inserted the glue and as EE was inserting the bolt into the hole EE felt a pop in EE's left shoulder.

Employee had a piece of drill steel stuck in the chuck. The employee bent the drill steel in an attempt to assist in the removal of the steel. Employee accidentally hit rotation instead of down pressure, the steel spun around and struck the employee on left arm just above the wrist.

While the employee was drilling to install a roof bolt, approximately 3' into the hole rock broke out around hole and fell hitting the drill pot and reflected into EE's right leg. The rock was approximately 30" x 12" and 3" - 1" thick.

Employee was positioned on #25 shield when the shield began to lower and pull in. The injured was caught between the hoses on the shield and the pan line. The employee was examined at a hospital and diagnosed with a fractured pelvis.

Employee had removed the bottom plug from drill pot to work on suction. Employee placed right index finger inside the pot to check for debris and while doing so they inadvertently contacted the joy stick causing the drill pot to rotate catching the finger between the cleaner pins at the bottom of the drill pot.

While removing a DA cylinder from shield a come-a-long was being used to suspend the cylinder. When the electro-hydraulic function was cycled to move the cylinder it caused the come-a-long to spin striking the miner in the face with the handle.

The employee was using a handheld grinder with a cutting wheel to cut off a section of handrail, when the tool kicked back, striking EE in the lower leg, which resulted in a laceration that required stitches.

After changing a roof drill bit on the starter steel, the EE had the steel resting on top of EE's right foot. As EE lowered the drill pot, the pot caught the drill steel as it was coming down and pushed the steel down on top of EE's right foot resulting in a fracture to the 2nd metatarsal. The employee was taken off work after being examined by specialist on 5/28/21.

Employee was standing next to the feeder when a rock struck the skirt board and broke the weld causing the skirt board to strike the employee in the left arm.

Employee was in the process of moving the continuous miner from #9 entry to #6 right face and in between the #8 and #9 crosscut employee was pinned between the conveyor boom of the continuous miner and the coal rib.

While roof bolting, the employee placed the roof bolt on the push plate of the drill pot in order to push the bolt up far enough to place the bolt head in the drill chuck. The up pressure and the fast feed feature before the bolt was in the hole. This caused the bolt to bend and pinch right middle finger between the bolt and the drill mast.

Tech pinched finger between action arm and rim while removing wheel stud bolts with a rad gun on a rear inside dual of a haul truck. Injury resulted in a laceration on Techs left middle finger requiring 10 stitches.

The employee had EE's hand on the canopy post and inadvertently lowered the canopy catching EE's right middle finger between the collars.

Employee was attempting to re-install a horizontal pin on the Longwall Face Conveyor. The ram advanced pushing the face conveyor out while the employee was installing the pin. The pan line caught the employee's right hand resulting in amputation of the first joint of the little finger and received a crushing injury to the ring finger that required surgery.

As EE was lowering the drill pot, the pot pulled off of the wrench and the wrench sprang back towards EE and struck EE's chin.

The employee's left little finger was mashed between a water line coupling and the roof bolter bumper. EE was treated at Broaddus Hospital where EE received two sutures to the little finger. The employee was released to work full duty and returned to work on EE's next scheduled shift 7/25/20.

While tightening lug nuts on a mantrip, the wheel stud broke causing the employee to lose balance and to fall rolling the right ankle underneath EE. EE finished the shift and was taken to the hospital on 7/24/2020 where EE was referred to an orthopedic specialist on 7/28/2020. There EE was diagnosed with a distal fibula fracture and was taken off work.

Socket detached from air wrench and struck i.e. on RT cheek causing a laceration.

Employee was in the process of dropping shields and hanging mesh to the mesh hanger on the end of the shield. When the shield was lowered, a rock rolled off the side of the shield and struck employee on the left side of the left foot. The employee continued to work until 2/8/2020, when medical treatment revealed a fracture in the lower left tibia.

The sample crusher was plugged from the crusher to the head of the primary belt. The employee used a scraper to try to unplug crusher while it was still operating. The crusher segment hit the scraper causing it to come upward striking EE in the mouth and cutting EE's hand, resulting in laceration.

While roof bolting in high top, EE was lowering the drill head to reposition the drill steel. The bit on the drill steel became caught on the roof mesh causing the drill steel to pull out of the drill chuck. The steel glanced off the machine canopy & struck EE on the upper lip resulting in a laceration that required four sutures to close. EE was released to work full duty.

While driving an 830e rock truck and being loaded by a 5500 excavator, the excavator was loading a large rock that slipped out of the bucket and hit the bed of truck jarring the employee resulting in pain to neck and back.

While unhooking the cable pull rope from the continuous miner pan, the employee's left forearm became pinched between the cutter head stop and the side of the pan. The employee was transported to a hospital in Morgantown, WV where they were examined. EE was admitted later that day to remove a portion of dead skin caused by the pinch. Prepping for graft.

A millwright was using a carbon arc gouging tool to begin to remove a brass bushing when the bushing came loose and fell on the millwright's foot, fracturing the foot.

Employee was mining the 2nd cut out of 3 lt. crosscut when a piece of rock bounced out of the shuttle car EE was loading and struck EE in the mouth.

While ee was using a drill press in the shop, they cut two of their left hand fingers requiring stitches.

Individual was bent over, cutting a piece of metal out from between crusher rolls, when a piece of mud that was stuck to the side of the chute fell, struck the employee, knocking EE into the side of the chute.

While operating the shearer, injured placed hand on the pan line and a rock hit left ring finger, resulting in a laceration that required 8 stitches.