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Employee was hanging line curtain and as he turned around to leave the area, he tripped over a rock and fell landing on his knee.

Employee was walking in walkway along the track when he tripped and fell landing on his knee against track rail. The result was a fracture to his knee cap.

Injured member was stepping off a haulage car when he slipped in the mud causing his legs to split and injuring his left hip. He was diagnosed with a muscle sprain/strain and excused from work.

Member was walking to return shaft when he fell forward into a small waterhole that was 2" to 3" deep he continued to work until 11;30 pm when he stated he might need to go to hospital, he was placed off work for 4 days because of soreness and swelling in his knees

EE had to be using a cutting torch. He had turned off the oxygen and acetylene cylinders was going to get a wrench to remove the air in the hoses to the gage he fell, put his right hand to catch himself resulted in a fractured right wrist.

EE was walking to the section transformer at the start of his shift. The EE stepped in mud on the mine floor and into a hole and twisted his knee.

Injured employee was building forms. Slipped on gravel and fell down bank on to shoulder.

Employee was walking towards the back of a walk through roof bolter when he lost his footing. As he fell, he tried to catch himself but fell anyway. He scraped his right arm and struck his back. He was transported by ambulance to Harlan A.R.H. Hospital. They did admit him overnight for additional testing.

Employee was recovering track when he stepped into a water hole twisting his left knee.

The employee was helping to move the continuous miner and MRS cables during retreat mining while the continuous miner was moving back the machine accidentally hooked the MRS cable and pulled them down. When the cable was pulled down it caused the employee to fall to the ground injuring his left foot.

Employee was getting out of a personnel carrier when his arm slipped, causing him to fall to the ground approximately 30 inches straining his left arm and right leg. Employee drove himself to Appalachian Regional Hospital for treatment.

EE, electrician was unloading parts from the man trip at the end of the track rail on #3 section. EE crossed the track on the out-by end and caught his foot under the track rail. The newly installed track was not ballasted. EE hyper extended his foot and rec. a bruise. He has not RTW and does not respond to requests for communication regarding the incident.

EE was walking across the bench when his foot hit a exposed root, causing him to trip and fall resulting in him twisting his right ankle

Member was steam cleaning on a bulldozer. As he pulled the trigger on the steam wand, the force of the released water caused him to fall off the bulldozer to the ground. He stuck his right hand out to break his off, causing injury. He was transported to hospital and diagnosed with a sprained wrist. A brace was applied and he was released back to work.

Member was standing on 1' x 2' platform raising flop gate at head of reclaim belt when he lost his footing and slipped on the platform. Rain and slick conditions caused member to slip off of the top step and bump his shin and knee. Member saw a doctor where he was told to remain off work for a few days due to excessive swelling on his knee and fluid building up around the area.

Employee was checking antifreeze on endloader when he lost his footing and fell onto catwalk spraining his left wrist on hand rail. A brace was applied.

Employee was mounting D10R dozer and slipped and fell to ground on his back.

Employee was working on the #2 clean coal screen. After completing the repair work to the screen deck, Employee was climbing across the mechanism when his arm slipped out from under him. Employee landed on the screen on his back and felt pain in his neck. Employee was seen at Raleigh General Hospital on 3/6/11 and xrays were taken. He is to follow up with a specialist on 3/16/11.

Injured member was carrying a feeder jack and as he was stepping over the feeder cable his knee twisted causing him to fall to the ground. He completed his shift and the following shift. On 03/08 he went to the ER and was told by the physician that he could possibly have a Meniscus tear and scheduled an MRI and excused him from work.

Employee arrived at the section and got off the mantrip. As the employee started to walk toward the feeder his feet got tangled in an old metal band and a belt rail that was embedded in the mud. The employee fell onto his knees, jerking his neck and back.

Employee was stepping up on the center of the roof bolter and slipped backwards. He stated he fell backwards into a portion of the T-bar and when he caught himself he felt something pop in his back.

Employee was loading a trickle duster when he tripped over a piece of belt. He tried to catch himself and received a cut which required 4 stitches.

Slipped on steps of coal truck while exiting the cab. Fell to ground striking right elbow and back. Transported to Summersville Regional Hospital. No witnesses to the accident.

Employee was walking between a parked scoop and rib when he slipped twisting his right ankle.

Employee was getting out of the #1 deslime screen when he tripped and slipped causing him to fall. In trying to catch himself, he landed on his left ring finger causing a fracture. He did not miss work and returned on his next scheduled shift.

The contractor employee had cut the metal bands from a bundle of crib blocks. The contract employee started to pick up a crib block, when he tripped over an cable bolt causing him to fall. When he fell he hit his left ear on the loose metal band causing a laceration to his left ear.

Employee was dismounting truck to scan card at scale and slipped. He fell onto the catwalk, he stuck his right hand out to catch his fall and received a laceration to his right hand that required 5 sutures to close the wound.

While conducting fireboss run on Sycamore #1 belt this morning, member walked through a crosscut at 188 break and stepped in a rut in the bottom. Member heard a loud pop in his left foot and could not put much weight on it. He managed to drive the mantrip outside and transport himself to the Raleigh General.

Employee was climbing into cab of an excavator when his right hand slipped off the grab rail causing him to catch all his weight with his left arm and shoulder. He then stepped back and twisted his right knee. He continued to work his scheduled shifts until 10/17/2011 when he had surgery on his shoulder.

Employee was walking towards fan house to conduct checks prior to the mine pre-shift, when he fell, causing a strain to his lower back.

Member was walking toward the belt line and tripped over a water line buried in mud and hit his tooth on a wing nut on top of structure and broke one of his front teeth.

EE was walking away from the lowboy where he and another operator were unloading a D-6 dozer at Browns Branch. He slipped on the ice and twisted his right ankle. X-rays confirmed a fractured ankle. He works for the Route 3 environmental crew. He returned to work after a follow up with an orthopedic on Monday 1/15/11

Employee was stepping down from the steps of a 992G end loader, when he felt a pain that shot through his right leg. Diagnosis information regarding accident was not received until 1-26-2011, resulting in a torn meniscus.

EE was walking up the steps between 1st and 2nd levels on slope tower, when he fell backwards, twisting his right leg behind him and hurt his lower back when he fell. He was given phsical therepy for a couple weeks.

Employee was walking down hill going to the mantrip when he slipped and fell, causing a strain to his lower back. Hill was snow covered from heavy snow fall.

EE,stopped to open airlock doors on track. He slipped and fell, hitting his right forearm on the rack rail. He was wearing rubber boots and the tread could have been worn. He continued working. He later went to Med-express where he was diagnosed with a hairline fracture to the radius soft cast applied and he has not missed work.

Member was walking beside #4 drive motors when his left foot became stuck in mud causing him to twist his knee. Member ceased work immediately and drove himself to the doctor.

Employee was getting a 6" pipe elbow out of a box outside of the plant. When he bent over to get the pipe elbow out of the box, his foot slipped on ice as he was lifting the elbow out of the box. In regaining his balance, he jerked suddenly and pulled a muscle in his left lower back.

EE was pulling a cable with the cathead over his shoulder. He slipped and fell forward striking his chest on the cathead. He was taken to ER and was diagnosed with a fractured sternum.

Bent a bolt on the dust box and slipped off the bolt & hit his right eye on the edge of the pinner. He was putting up 2nd roll of bolts. There were some rocks on his side.

While making a walk around inspection of the surface facilities, the security officer slipped and fell on the ice striking his left shoulder on the ground. Security Officer completed his shift and refused transport and treatment.

Two co-workers jumped on employees back pushing him to the ground, (horseplay) resulting in 3 broken ribs for the employee.

The EE was walking from the feeder to the shuttle car and stepped into a hole twisting his left knee.

Employee was using a torch to cut a guard that was on the ground. He turned around and slipped, and reached out with his right hand to catch himself, and injured his right wrist.

EE was helping move miner cable out of roadway in the #5 entry, when they started moving the miner cable caught his feet knocking them out from under him. This caused him to fall on his left hip, hurting his lower back. The EE did not go and see a doctor until 12/17/10, the doctor took him off of work.

EE was cable bolting #2 intersection he installed 1 bolt then moved the roof bolter he reset and started back to the front to install another cable bolt when he stepped an a ledge in the floor causing him to fall he tried to catch himself with left hand this caused his back to twist and start to hurt. He was given off 3 days of work.

EE stepped off roof bolter into a water hole where there was an area of uneven bottom, twisting his left ankle and knee.

Employee slipped on a set of steps but did not fall. He began to complain with lower back pain. On 12/9/2010 he was seen by a specialist and released back to work with no injury listed. The em ployee did not return to work and sought a second and third opinion and was placed off work by a clinic doctor. Employee did not have contact with employer until late April 2011.

Employee stepped on belt that was not pinned together causing belt to slack between rollers, causing employee to stumble, striking his chin on top roller.

Employee was walking to the mantrip when he tripped and fell. A pick hammer he was carrying pierced his left hand between his thumb and index finger. He drove to CAMC and received six stitches. He returned to work on his next shift.