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Employee was hauling supplies into the mine. They encountered a hill on 3 belt track entry. They derailed near the bottom of the hill and their arm struck the canopy post in the cab.
As the middle bridge was being added in, the back carrier trammed up and came in contact with the cribs that had the bridge cribbed up and caused the bridge to slide over striking EE.
Employee was scooping block, the scoop canopy struck the rib, dislodging material that fell into the operator's deck and hit the employee's left elbow, causing a laceration. Employee completed the shift, self-transported to the hospital, received six sutures, was fully released, and returned to regular duty on 8/27/2025 performing regular duties. Medical Treatment Only.
EE and the scoop man were going to get the maintenance insert and some oil to take to the miner to service it. EE got in the bucket of the scoop between the insert and the ram. The scoop man backed up the heading and pulled up into 4 right to turn. As they pulled forward the insert contacted the rib, pushing it into EE.
Employee was attempting to align a bolt in a reducer that they were installing on the carrier. They attempted to move the reducer with the scoop to align the hole. The scoop bucket slipped causing the plunger of the bucket to strike employee's hand against the bolt.
Employed jumped from a rock truck that caught fire and fractured right heel.
Employee was placing tools away in the tool sled when another employee, operating a scoop, had the bucket under the tool sled, accidentally lifting it, causing the sled to fall and injure the employee's right foot. Employee was diagnosed with a fractured foot. This is being claimed as a Lost Workdays Incident.
Employee stated that they and a co-worker were removing supplies from a rail mounted flat car and had removed one pallet from the flat car with a chain. When the employee tried to step back on to the flat car they slipped and their leg was now on the ground between the scoop bucket and side of the flat car. at this time the scoop rolled forward pinching their left calf.
Employee was attempting to place a cable reel onto a pallet. Chain was placed around cable reel. Forklift operator was setting reel down onto pallet when employee decided to step closer and remove chain from fork of forklift. At that moment, the reel rolled over onto the side of the employee's left foot near the ankle.
The contractor stated was coming down haul road at the #3-2-1 markers to the Harris Flat in a 10-wheeler. EE shifted down into 2nd gear, but it popped back out, and EE couldn't get it back into gear. EE then put it into the ditch on the offside of the road and it was slowing down but ran up on a rock and the truck turned over onto the offside.
Employee was operating Co. #506 Scoop, was hit from behind by Co. #318 Shuttle Car causing neck injury. Notified supervisor. Treated by EMT-M's onsite; later diagnosed with Cervical Strain at CAMC Hospital. Cleared for work on Oct. 9. Visited family doctor on Oct. 10 due to ongoing pain, confirmed diagnosis. This is being claimed as a Lost Workdays Incident.
EE stated that EE was operating an end drive shuttle car when EE drove through a hole in the mine floor. This caused EE's head to be jarred into the canopy which caused pain in EE's neck. Employee continued working but had to have surgery on 8/29/2024 (this is also the first day of work EE has missed).
Employee was helping get a mantrip through a track switch on the surface when the mantrip struck employee's right foot causing employee to fall and hurt left knee. On 6/28/2023 the operator received the report of an MRI showing a non-displaced fracture of the patella. This is now being reported as an NFDL incident.
Employee states that EE was operating a shuttle car. EE dumped at the feeder and as EE was returning to the miner, EE hit a "bump" in the roadway causing EE to strike EE's head against the canopy of the car, resulting in pain in EE's neck and back area.
Employee was riding a rubber-tired ride to the section when they hit a bump in the mine floor causing employee to bounce out of the seat and strike head against a roof bolt plate, breaking through the hard hat and lacerating the top of employee's head. Employee received 10 staples to close the wound.
Miner failed to lock out/tag out conveyor while installing deicer spray bar brackets
Employee received 5 sutures on left hand after striking against canopy post of rail mounted ride.
Employee drove down from the loader pit to the dump area in a loaded rock truck. As the Employee turned left toward the dump, EE did not observe another rock truck ahead that was stopped waiting to dump. As a result, Employee's rock truck cab contacted the back of the tail chute of the rock truck ahead. Due to the impact, the Employee sustained injuries to the left leg.
Employee backed dump truck into fill area and began dumping spoil. The load weight shifted, causing the cab of the truck to raise and turn onto the driver's side. Employee was treated for a shoulder strain/sprain.
Employee was hauling supplies at which time the motor derailed and they felt pain in neck/back.
IW was operating a rock truck. IW was struck by another rock truck operator. The collision impact resulted in injury to left shoulder.
Employee stated EE had hurt EE's back several times in the past and on EE's way to the section EE's back started to hurt again. Being reported per citation #9559719 under protest to avoid any further enforcement action.
While mining the #3 entry the shuttle car couldn't make the turn to get out of the cut, EE walked to the back of the shuttle car to see if EE could help. The shuttle car pulled forward to reposition to try and make the turn. EE walked in between the shuttle car and the outby rib the operator didn't see EE and pinned EE between the shuttle car and the coal rib.
Employee stated employee was operating the #1 Emu coming off of the #3 section traveling toward the Coal Fork Bottom to finish shift. Employee stated employee was not paying attention and drove into the cross under guard at the #1A belt line. This is where the track and belt cross. Employee received 6 stitches in face and returned to work.
Employee was bent down cutting a piece of belt in a cross cut behind a diesel mantrip. A diesel scoop turned into the crosscut striking the employee on left torso. Employee sought medical treatment on 09/23 and was released to come back to work. Employee went to doctor again and was placed off until 10/4 where results show contusions to rib area.
Employee stated was operating an 830E size rock truck and dumping some material. Employee stated while lowering the bed of the truck it jarred the cab. Employee felt discomfort in neck and left arm.
Employee stated: was trying to remove a stuck cutter motor from the #255 miner and had a chain hooked to the motor from the service scoop. They put pressure on the chain and was hitting the top of the miner with a sledgehammer. The chain broke and the boom of the service scoop hit employee on the left middle finger.
The employee stated was driving the company # 4124 lizard truck when EE hit a hole in the roadway, causing EE's seat to bottom out, hurting EE's back. The employee sought medical attention, and it was determined EE has a fracture of the C7 vertebrae.
Employee was loading spoil material and came in contact with a large size rock. Employee began to lift the rock with the loader bucket when the rock tilted over the edge of the bucket causing the weight of the rock to push the bucket into the ground. Resulting in jarring the cab and employee feeling discomfort in the lower back area.
Employee states that while riding outside on the #4 mantrip that the mantrip spread the track at bk7 on 9c. When the mantrip did this, the employee stated that EE's back hit the metal seat causing pain in the lower back and rib cage.
Employee was riding a 2-passenger mantrip. They were traveling up a hill when the yoke on the rear drive shaft broke. When the yoke broke from the rear drive shaft, the mantrip lost braking capabilities, causing the mantrip to coast backwards down the hill. The front passenger tire struck the employee's left lower leg.
Employee was operating a 980H front loader. Employee was handling coal from the SHM-75 stacker and transporting over to a stockpile area. Employee hit a hole located in the pit area and jarred the neck area.
The move crew loaded belt crossover on mantrip canopy. Employee sat on mantrip batteries while someone else trammed mantrip. Crossover got caught on lifeline and pinned employee's head against canopy resulting in laceration to head