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September 10, 2024 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
LCT Energy LP · Struck by falling object

Employee was bolting on the helper side in the G 9 haulage section. Upon completing the drill hole, EE's steels fell from the roof and struck EE on the back of the right hand, causing a contusion.

September 10, 2024 PA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
LCT Energy LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was roof bolting in the B9 Shuttle Car section on the helper side. While inserting a roof bolt into a roof strap, the strap shifted, caught EE's arm, and caused an approximately 4 inch laceration from which EE received seven stitches.

November 28, 2022 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
LCT Energy LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While bolting, and starting to install a 6' bolt in the roof. The operators hand slipped and pushed EE's right index finger in between the roof bolt and a strap causing a laceration that required 4 stitches.

June 22, 2022 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
LCT Energy LP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was rock dusting the Lo-Lo belt area in the D Mains #1 haulage section and tripped over the structure, twisting left knee.

December 14, 2020 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
LCT Energy LP · Struck against stationary object

While bolting, cut hand on roof strap. Laceration required 3 stitches.

January 25, 2020 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
LCT Energy LP · Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding belt structure on shift. After the shift on the drive home, they rubbed their eyes. Employee went home and slept. When they awoke, the eye was sore so they went to the dr. At the dr.'s they removed a piece of metal from the right eye.

February 9, 2019 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
LCT Energy LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding wear strips on continuous miner in the pit. A piece of metal struck EE in the eye. EE was wearing safety glasses and full face shield at the time. Worked the shift. Noticed it the next day upon waking.

January 10, 2019 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
LCT Energy, LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While walking behind the roof bolting machine as it was traveling across the section, the bolter helper got their head hit from the top of the canopy up to the roof. Due to the height of the section, the helper was walking bent over where helper's head was out in front of helper, unaware of how close helper was to the bolting machine.

December 19, 2018 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
LCT Energy, LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Moved wrong lever pinched hand between canopy and ATRS

July 23, 2015 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
LCT Energy, LP · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Bolter was adding steels to his set when he rotated his drill head causing his hand to wrap around the steels.

January 27, 2015 PA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
LCT Energy, LP · Struck by falling object

Miner was bolting on the operator side of the roof bolting machine. He noticed a rock loose in the roof and when he moved, he hit the fast feed lever and joystick, dropping the drill head onto his left knee.

October 20, 2014 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
LCT Energy, LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While the roof bolter was bolting, in the #5 entry of the Hickory Mains Section, he cut his right forearm on a roof bolt plate and required stitches.

November 2, 2013 PA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
LCT Energy, LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee caught his finger between T3 channel and plate while inserting his bolt into the roof. Employee finished his shift and drove himself to the hospital where he was x-rayed, and received 4 stitches to his left index finger. Employee did not miss work.

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