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The injured was walking in 5 north bleeders from 17 east to 16 east. Their left foot slipped while walking in wet and muddy rock dust and when they went to catch themselves with their right leg, they felt a pain in their right knee.
The injured was walking down the concrete slope at the production belt, when EE slipped/fell & twisted EE's right. The employee started missing work on 1/18/26.
The injured person was in the process of removing a ventilation tubing chain from the mine roof when the accident occurred. After lowering the chain, they stepped back and twisted their right ankle.
Employee states that as they were walking toward 4 North #1 belt take-up, they tripped on a piece of old belt that was sticking up in the walkway along the track and as they kneeled down to splice the conveyor belt, they felt a pain in left knee. The employee did not report the incident until 5-19-25 when they started missing work.
Construction worker, While installing Q decking, the employee fell through an opening in the floor resulting in injuries.
The employee was pre-shifting when they noticed an air pump wasn't pumping. While traveling the 6" line toward the pump to determine the problem they lost their balance. As employee was falling to the ground they reached their arms behind them to catch their fall and in the process received an apparent dislocation of the left shoulder.
The injured was pulling miner cable cathead, by hand, by the power center when EE stepped in the mud causing EE to twist EE's foot/ankle causing a fracture the 5th metatarsal bone. EE injured this foot 1 year ago prior to coming to Buchanan and had surgery to repair this injury.
Employee was carrying a block and tripped and fell to the ground accidentally hitting wrist against another block causing injury.
The injured was pre-shifting 4 North, 7 Left switch and stepped on a flat rock causing EE to lose EE's balance and fall to the ground, resulting in pain to EE's left shoulder. The injured started missing work on 4/8/24 due to having surgery to repair EE's left rotator cuff.
The employee tripped over a crib block. As they were falling the employee put out a hand to break their fall left hand to catch themselves, striking the track rail causing a fracture to the fifth metacarpal bone.
The injured was installing rib bolts on the off side of the walk thru bolter. As EE was reaching for the pusher steel, EE stumbled over some gob and caught self with left hand and EE's hand landed in the inner mast assembly and was caught between the inner mast assembly and the carriage assembly resulting in a laceration and 2 cracked bones
The injured was helping to move power on the LW and was waiting on Trams to pull up to the High Voltage car. As the trams approached, the injured stepped to the left and stepped in a groove/trench that was left in the bottom after the waterline was pulled back. This caused the injured to twist their body around and fall resulting in a broken leg .
The employee and supervisor were attempting to lift a bottom roller and place it on the track side belt rails on the 3 North belt at Crosscut #7.5. As they were lifting the roller the employee's right foot slipped in some mud causing employee to twist Right knee, causing pain.
The injured was attempting to change a hose on shield #112. The injured started to exit shield #112 when the injured's foot slipped off the pontoon & fell between the pontoon and relay bar. As the line was being pushed the relay bar shifted causing injuries to left foot. The shield that the injured was working on was locked out & depressurized. Started missing work on 04/07/22.
As the employee was approaching a manbus that was parked on the 3 East Trackway directly across from 9 Vent Bottom the employee tripped and fell forward.
While bolting the #4 entry on South Mains Section, the employee was drilling the 2nd rib bolt and as EE was letting the drill pot down EE slipped and as EE tried to catch self, left hand came in contact with the drill mast causing a laceration to the tip of left middle finger which took 9 sutures to close.
The Injured was using a 24 inch step ladder removing Monorail, lost balance causing a piece of monorail to fall and strike left hand on a brace on top of the stage loader, causing a laceration to the left hand (palm side) which took 6 sutures to close.
While raising a concrete scaffold from Ring 3 to Ring 4 the employee fell 24 feet to the shaft bottom. While moving the scaffold up to Ring 4 only one D Ring of the two provided was attached. As the Hoist raised the platform weight shifted to one side dumping employee to the shaft bottom. Employee was not wearing fall protection according to their training.
While raising the concrete scaffold from Ring 3 to Ring 4 the employee fell 24 feet to the shaft bottom. While moving the scaffold up to Ring 4 only one D Ring of the two provided was attached. As the Hoist raised the platform all weight shifted to one side dumping IE to the shaft bottom. EE was also not wearing fall protection according to EE's training.
The injured stated that EE was picking up pieces of rock that had spilled off the belt onto the walkway and as EE attempted to pick up a rock EE stumbled and as EE tried to catch self EE hit EE's right thumb on the top edge of the tailpiece. Resulting in a laceration which required 4 sutures to close.
Employee was walking out from Guard shack into the parking lot to tell co-worker to take some paperwork to central shop when EE fell. EE stated was just walking. When EE fell, EE landed on left ankle with full body weight. Co-worker witnessed the injury.
Injured was replacing metal in bin. Injured slipped and fell. Injured attempted to catch self and fractured upper end of humerus.
EE was working in the Cap light room and EE tripped over a piece of insulation. When EE tried to catch self, EE injured EE's left wrist. EE was transported to Clinch Valley Medical Center. The hospital conducted a X-ray that revealed EE's left wrist was fractured.
Employee was delivering shields to the 2 East Longwall set-up by tram. When employee exited tram employee stepped on a pile of gravels and twisted employee's right ankle resulting in a sprain/strain injury
Employee was walking in the #2 entry on 27 Right Section, when EE stepped in a dip in the bottom and twisted EE's right knee. Employee started missing work on 2/21/18 and stated that EE had to have arthroscopy surgery to repair a torn meniscus in EE's right knee.
The injured was working on 1 East longwall setup. EE was walking from the head of the setup to the tail to put some lids on the equipment. At approximately mid face EE stepped in a hole, in the mine floor, and felt pain in EE's back.