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Employee was operating the Lo-Trac cleaning up material when they hit a jack, shifting a timber which fell striking the Lo-Trac roll cage. The timber had struck employees hard hat pushing hat down on ears causing laceration to right ear requiring in sutures.
Employee was standing in front of scoop bucket dusting, as they finished and went to put the hose in scoop bucket they stepped back and had a foot under scoop bucket as it was lowered, catching their foot, causing fracture.
Employee was riding in manbus when EE's foot caught a rock, twisting EE's left knee and ankle resulting in sprain to left knee.
Employee was moving scoop and while moving was trying to push air line out of the way without exiting the scoop and during this was struck on EE's right hand middle finger between the canopy of the scoop and a sand prop that the scoop knocked
Employee was cutting in the #1 Entry on #8 Section, EE went to the offside of the miner (CM130) to slide the tubing out and when attempting to walk back to the operator's side EE was struck by a shuttle car (SC125) due to limited visibility causing fractures in EE's right lower leg (fibula bone).
Employee was traveling on a man bus on C-5 Track, XC #29, and slid into another man bus when they struck lower legs on the seat that was flipped in the down position in front of them causing a contusion to left lower leg (unable to apply weight to stand/walk) and an abrasion to right lower leg. *STARTED LOSING TIME 8/25/2025*
Employee was riding in manbus toward the end of the track when the manbus lost traction and collided with parked bus at the end of the track. Employee felt pain in back. Employee has been working since the date of accident until taken off work as of 8/6/25.
Employee was de-trashing on North A Track XC #13, when attempting to uncouple the pipe car from the locomotive, EE flagged the other motorman to come towards EE to get slack in the draw head, and the pipe car struck the tip of EE's right foot while in motion causing a fracture and a laceration, which required 5 sutures, to EE's 3rd right toe.
Employee wrecked their motorcycle on road headed to job site, which was located on mine property.
Employee was on the section removing tubing with the Lo-Trac when the tubing chain that was hanging down caught their nose causing laceration requiring sutures.
Employee was operating Locomotive when it derailed hitting overcast, causing block/material to hit EE's left ring finger causing fracture and requiring sutures.
An employee suffered an injury to left hand while replacing a damaged steel set along the slope. The walker was working with employees attempting to remove bolts from the steel set leg. The scoop operator was instructed to turn the scoop, and the Employee's left hand was caught between the scoop bucket and the leg of the steel set.
Crew loaded a piece of plywood on the outby end of the mantrip. Once they got on the main line, the air current started to lift the plywood up and down. While traveling the air current got under the plywood, flipped it back and hit the employee in the chest. EE was in the inby end of the mantrip.
Employee was installing liner plates in the south skip While working out of a Spider basket from an elevated position, employee reported an electrical arc and instructed them to cut the power, the rope broke supporting the man basket causing the basket to fall approx. 30 feet to the ground causing fractures to employee back and ribs.
Individual stated was helping change a scoop battery and EE's foot was caught between the scoop battery and charger. Investigation revealed conflicting information regarding the movement of the scoop. Injured stated it moved and operator stated it was stationary. At the time of investigation there was adequate clearance to prevent a caught between incident.
Employee was driving an 18 wheeler from prep plant to barge facility and truck overturned. EE was taken to hospital with injuries to left leg, ribs and shoulder.
The injured worker was driving an 18 wheeler loaded with coal that overturned after exiting the prep plant. The worker was treated at a local ER and released that same night and is awaiting an appointment with an orthopedic doctor to determine extent of injury and potential time off.
Employee was riding in manbus coming from the section going to the bottom, when a two inch bull hose caught on the rail of the manbus striking employee in face causing laceration and fracture to EE's nose resulting in sutures.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was on East C Track on the locomotive taking an empty single end car back to put in E3, when one of the sander lids came off hitting employee in the mouth causing laceration to lip requiring sutures and chipping front tooth.
Employee was hauling a crossover strapped down on a duck-bill manbus when the crossover became lodged in the roof and got caught on some overhead cables and flipped up and struck employee causing a laceration to the left ear which required sutures.
Employee was standing in the last open x-cut while assisting the scoop operator service the #2 entry of the #6 Section, after telling the operator that EE was clear, the operator proceeded to scoop, a 4X4 curtain timber had fallen and the scoop bucket caused the timber to pivot and strike the lower left leg causing an abrasion (deep muscle bruise).
Employee was operating LM86 and was coming down the North B Track when the high velocity air caught the windshield of the locomotive, flipping the windshield up causing the windshield to smash left hand ring finger causing a crush injury resulting in a fracture and lacerations requiring sutures to the finger.
Employee was traveling south on northwest track when the manbus EE was in, was struck by the water car the locomotive was hauling. Employee received laceration on both lower legs requiring sutures.
Employee was operating locomotive and was pulling out of the E12 Headgate switch when dust or debris blew off of the car into left eye causing injury to eye.
Employee was operating a mantrip and accidentally lost control wrecked the bus. Employee attempted to jump out before impact which caused injury to ankle, leg, and foot.
Employee was riding in a manbus that was stopped at a switch for the switch to be thrown so they could continue straight, when they were struck by another manbus from behind causing injury to lower back. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT UNTIL 7/17/2020, WHEN EE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK DUE TO CONTINUED BACK PAIN.
Employee was riding in Manbus #144 from #8 Section to the Bottom when they struck a Locomotive sitting at crosscut #90 on the West Track causing a strain to EE's neck. (Started losing time on 2/22/2020)
Employee was using a scoop to move a refuge chamber when the scoop operator side tire slipped off of a ledge, causing the scoop to come down hard, jarring the employee causing injury to EE's back.
Employee was using a Lo-Trac to clean on the old E3-1 tailpiece when the Lo-Trac broke loose from the gob they were scooping and sent them into the chute catching them between the Lo-Trac and the the bottom part of the chute causing contusion/dislocated right shoulder and chest area complications.
Employee was standing in outby end of safety ride at the end of the track when the night shift bus came in too fast and hit safety ride knocking employee backwards and employee was caught between the two rides.
Employee was working around the scoop on a section while moving up the return, when the scoop hit a timber, the timber struck the employee causing a laceration to the forehead requiring sutures and a fracture above EE's left eye.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was beside the feeder when the ram car entered the feeder to dump, causing bat wing to move and hit employees left lower arm resulting in laceration requiring sutures.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee went to turn Lo-Trac around and struck a pallet of Brattice Blocks, one of the blocks struck left thumb causing laceration resulting in sutures.
Employee had the engine hood cover up as EE was servicing the Lo-Trac, when the engine was started the vibration caused the door cover latch come out allowing hood to fall on employees right hand causing fracture to hand.
Employee was assisting in loading a car onto the cage, when the car rolled the toe guard caught employees foot causing a fracture.
Employee was hauling a curve rail on duck bill of man bus, when the curve rail caught an airline pulling the rubber hose and coupling off of hard line causing coupling to strike employee in the back resulting in injury.
Employee was on 12 section, in the haulage road when EE's foot became caught under a scoop tire as the scoop trammed by EE causing crush injury to right foot and fracture to right toe.
Employee was operating locomotive hauling supplies when the Locomotive derailed resulting in fracture to EE's left cheek bone and sutures to left ear.
Employee was trying to tie up throttle with welding rod to make stay in position, in the process they rested the right hand between the step and the bucket of the Bobcat. Employee hit joy stick with body and slammed bucket down on their right hand causing fracture to the right hand thumb finger.
Employee was riding in manbus that was struck by a motor causing injury to hip and lower back. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT AND DID NOT GO OFF WORK UNTIL 12/28/17 DUE TO SURGERY ON LOWER BACK.
Employee was riding in a manbus traveling from the section to the bottom and struck knee against a pump on the left hand side of the track. Employee had laceration to left knee that required sutures.
Employee was riding in a Shuttle Car on rough road when they felt pain in lower back. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK ON 4/20/17 FOR A PROCEDURE AND THERAPY.
Employee was getting out of Lo-Trac to move a slider line curtain when ee got leg caught between bumper and frame of machine causing a contusion to lower leg.
Employee was standing in track entry directing the Lo-Trac operator as operator was picking up cable bolts and when the Lo-Trac turned, it accidently pushed track rail into the left ankle of the employee standing causing fracuture to ankle.
REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was working at the tailpiece of the slope belt when a rock came off the belt hitting employee in the face chipping several teeth.
Employee was sitting in manbus as they were pulling through a switch to leave the bottom. They pulled up on the frog of the switch and stopped, the bus then dropped off the rail causing employee to jar back causing pain to lower back.