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Employee was getting loaded by shovel 11. Shovel had electrical fault and loaded bucket dropped into truck box striking box. Employee was seen by mine EMT for back muscle pain and has followed up going to coalition to be evaluated by Dr. Doctor has employee going to physical therapist for muscle spasms. EE has been given a full return to work.

EE driving 523 was leaning forward in chair, shovel operator loaded truck which had larger rocks. Because of way EE was seated, head moved forward & contacted steering wheel which caused bloody nose. EE contacted supv, told supv EE was rocked by load. EE was asked if they wanted to see EMT but denied & finished shift. Employer was notified 5/10/19 EE would need phys therapy & Rx

Employee was bolting top when bolt bent, mashing right hand against mast head and crushing right ring finger from the nail bed up. Employee was taken to the ER where ee required sutures and was referred for further treatment.

Employee was pull starting a Honda trash pump. Compression built up in engine pulled cord out of employee's hand impacting 4th finger causing fracture.

While operating a roof bolter walking behind it a chain broke and a piece of metal struck employee in the right eye.

Employee was adjusting curtain while roof bolter was tramming into entry. The drill hit gob/rock & shifted striking employee in chest with the T Bar. Employee has broken ribs & collapsed lung.

while bolting top, drill steel hung, bumped rotation, steel flew out & struck left cheek. Employee had stitches & returned to work on the next regular scheduled shift.

Reported 1/30/19 - Proceeded to back up the drill, the rear of the drill dipped sharply down, causing the front of the drill to jump into the air, throwing employee into the control console, woke up the next morning with pain in the right knee

walking behind machine & it slewed left & edge of canopy hit EE in the chest. EE's momentum placed EE close to the canopy. EE was briefly pinned against the rib.

Employee was operating D9T #54 doing slope work on lower banner & backed over a rock on offside jarring neck & back.

EE was installing rib bolt when drill steel came out of chuck. EE reached to position steel & hit the rotation lever instead of the feed lever. EE caught a finger between steel and spinning drill head. The skin at tip of finger is torn off. EE had surgery on finger & they removed the bone at tip of finger to repair skin around end of finger. EE is off work & will have lost time.

Installing roof bolt when EE spent the bolt next to the top & small piece of material went into EE's eye, EE had safety glasses on at time of accident. EE went to eye doctor & a piece of metal was removed from eye. There is no lost time.

Employee states that he was going up a hill on a dozer and went over an axel berm and the dozer slammed down and jerked him whipping his neck.

Employee states that he was doing reclamation work and while coming down over a slope he got on a rock and lost control and began sliding. He states that he let the blade down to slow him and it almost stopped the dozer. When the dozer almost stopped it slung him forward.

Employee was cleaning holes in beams using a drill and the drill got caught up and twisted his right middle finger.

Employee smashed fingers with canopy

While pushing a tractor trailer up a hill the grader kicked out of gear. EE rolled backwards down the hill and hit the ditch and hillside.

EE was working on a bulldozer which required him to remove the hood. While lifting the hood off it flipped up on one end and the chain came loose allowing the hood to fall pinning ee hand.

Helping the mechanic install a new cutting edge on a bulldozer, when the mechanics grinder wheel broke off, striking ee knee.

Employee was leaving dozer cab for a break, slip and fell between tracks and frame hurting left leg/side

while employee was welding, welding helmet was changing dark due to night fall, he changed to safety glasses to finish. A piece of hot slag hit glasses, dripped onto right eyelid, burning lid and eye

-became reportable after the 3/12/14 office visit - The drill ran over a rock slamming it to the ground jarring back.

The alleged accident was from a slip on a slick grader step which he stated his left foot became lodged between step and he landed with his back hitting against the grader machine

turned around in the drill to check the holes he drilled & hurt back.

While operating dozer, a rock struck track slinging his body forward and strained his neck and back

Grinding off weld on a jack casing was checking weld and laid grinder on left knee while grinder was still spinning- cut into knee

While operating a dozer, backed over a large rock, which caused pain in lower back

Operating dozer. Going backwards and ran over rock in roadway. Strained lower back.

Operating a dozer; in reverse and ran over a rock, jarred employee causing strain in lower back.

Reported 2/25/11 - Picking up Sub for a drill and it jerked employee to the ground pulling a muscle in back.

777 Truck backed in on field, when truck stopped rock came rolling off side of truck striking dozer on left side.

Employee was driving (777) rock truck being loaded with 992G. Another worker was operating D11 helping 992G & hit 777 truck with D11 blade.

Operator was pushing shot when Dozer backed into a rock causing the dozer to stop suddenly. This sudden jar caused the operator to hurt his lower back.

EE was operating a D11R dozer, pushing rock with the left corner bit of the blade. The section he was pushing broke off of the rock, causing the dozer to jerk forward, at the same time throwing EE forward and then back into the seat.

Operator was cleaning ditch line and berms with excavator bucket, hit tree limb causing it to strike windshield cutting EE's hand.

New 3/4" wire rope cable was being installed on barge winch grabline. While cable was being pulled through an 8" sheave, EE attempted to reposition the sheave. The moving cable caught his right hand & pulled his fingers into the sheave injuring his fingers & hand. One finger was crushed with an open wound. The other fingers were also injured, but not as serious.

Using a torch to cut out master bad bolt when slag popped in and around side shield. Employee did not seek treatment until 07/24/2007 and did not inform employer until 07/31/2007.

Employee was pushing a big rock out of the road, The rock broke and came back hard against the blade. He felt the seat go back causing him to hurt his shoulder. It started burning real bad. He finished his shift. He came back the next shift but was to sore to work. I took him to the ARH hospital in Hazard, KY.

EE was grading road in 2nd gear pulling the ditch back across road. The blade hit a rock causing him to slam forward & hurting his back. He called his foreman on CB radio to come to him. When foreman arrived he asked EE if he needed an ambulance. EE said, "No, I can drive myself to Dr's office." Foreman asked him if he was wearing seatbelt. He said yes.

Pushing forward over rock, dozer spun around with a jerk causing him to hurt his back and leg. Refused medical attention (ambulance), saying he did not want an ambulance. Stated he would drive himself.

Was pushing brush-blade caught, dozer overturned.

Employee was pushing a big rock down his run. The rock rolled over pushing his dozer blade back up. When it slammed back down it caused him to pitch his body forward and hurt his back.

Working on piping, nearby heater came on & blew debris in eye.

Operator was cleaning loose rock from highwall when a rock came over his bucket and through the windshield

Tramming miner down hill, track began to pop and skip. He was watching track to make sure it didn't come off when it popped again amd something flew from the track and struck him in the right eye.

Using torch and got slag in eye.

While operating a I/R DM45 highwall drill, the employee was on the road to drill bench and he was thrown into the control levers.

Using a brush grinder and metal fragment went into eye.

Ran over a rock and injured his back.

Using hand grinder, grinding disk cam apart