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While adjusting the 1/1/2" to 0" belt, an employee walked up an inclined 3" water line "steel". The water line broke causing the employee to fall. The employee was taken for x-rays and observation. He was released to return to his next scheduled shift which is 1/31/2011.

EE was trouble shooting a ground fault in the master station on the miner. After isolating the control breaker and transformer, he started hooking heads back to the control breaker. He had locked the main breaker, but did not lock out at the power center. While connecting leads, the EE removed trouble shooting gloves, his hand came in contact with a lead on the main breaker.

EE was stepping along belt line and twisted his left ankle.

While crossing the inby airlock door, someone attempted to open the outby airlock door causing an increase in air pressure on the inby airlock door. In doing so, the 2nd door of the inby set of doors tried to close and struck the employee on the right arm.

The employee was riding on the side of a scoop. When the scoop turned to go around a corner, the employee's left foot was caught in a pinch point area.

Employee claims to have been loading a take up jack into a scoop bucket and felt pain in his right shoulder. Note: Company feels an accident did not occur. He left work after filling out the accident report himself and did not contact the company until 6-21-10. Asked is he had seen a doctor, he replied NO. During Part 50 Audit it was discovered he had.

While removing insulation from a cable, EE was using improper cutting procedures. The knife he was using slipped from the insulation and struck him on the left palm causing a laceration.

While supplying the roof bolter with roof bolt plates a piece of wire came in contact with the EE's right eye. The doctor "prescribed medication for eye irritation" for 5 days. Discovered during a Part 50 Audit.

This form is filled out due to a Part 50 audit. The company does not agree with the decision. He was under doctor's care when incident occurred. To the best of my knowledge. Employee claims to have walked into the TRS and jammed his neck.

Employee was shoveling along the #6 belt tail when a piece of coal and rock rib rolled off striking his left leg and lower back. Employee works through Superior Elite Coal Services.

Employee was walking across the 001 section in the #5 entry when he stepped in a hole and hurt his right ankle. Employee works through Superior Elite Coal Services.

A piece of rock fell and struck the EE on the right arm causing a small laceration 2 CM in length. This incident was discovered during a Part 50 Audit. The incident was not reported to the Safety Dept. due to no loss time. Sutures makes it reportable.

EE was moving two 13" tires from the back of the mantrip to the front deck of the mantrip. When he placed the tires on the deck he felt pain in his lower back. The EE went to Med Express where he was examined by a Physician Assistant. EE was seen by a Doctor on 3/22/2010.

Loading new plastic waterline onto a scoop EE felt pain in his lower back. The EE went to the doctor and did not inform management that he had went to a doctor and or had restrictions. Discovered due to Part 50 Audit.

During pre-shift exam. a roof fall was discovered. The fall was in the cross cut. Fall measured 160' long X 16' wide X 7-8' high. No persons trapped, no roadways or airways were blocked. The fall was approx. 2400' outby the working section.

Employee claims that while installing bolts in #1 entry a rock fell and struck him on the head, neck and shoulder. The employee worked until 2-13-10 when he went off work. The employee has had numerous back surgeries before this incident. The comp. board hearing concluded his incident would have contributed to his back problem. Discovered during Part 50 audit.

While welding on an airlock door the employee was loading materials into the scoop bucket and fell striking tailbone on the scoop bucket. The employee did not inform the safety department that he went to doctor and was removed from work or had restricted duty.

EE was installing a connecting pin in the cable sled toe plate when he dropped the pin and pinched his finger between the lip of the pin and the sled toe plate.

While roof bolting a small piece of sharp rock fell and struck EE on shoulder. This incident was not reported to mine management until 12/14/09.

An unplanned fall occurred at break 44 cross cut between #5 & #6 entries. The fall was approx 40'l X 18'w X 7'h. The area had been cribbed, timbered and dangered off at the mouth of the cross cut on both sides of the cross cut.

EE was walking, slipped and fell onto a water line.

At approx. 6:30a.m. a fall above anchorage was discovered at break #44 near spad 1108 and 1109. The fall was approx. 40' long x 11' high x 18' wide. No roadway, airway or escape ways were blocked. No injuries occurred.

While filling the rock dusting maachine with rock dust, Injured complained with pain to his groin area.

While drilling a hole through a piece of angel iron, with a hand drill, the drill bit broke and struck EE's left hand.

While installing roof bolts a piece of rib fell and struck ee on the back and right arm. EE was transported to General Hospital where he was treated and released and referred to a specialist. To this point a diagnosis has not been provided by the doctor or the specialist.

A fall was discovered at approximately 8:32 AM in the #4 entry on the Laurel Mains. The fall is approximately 18' wide X 20' long X 6' high. Located approximately 2700' outby the active working area.

During an inspection a fall was discovered along the return airway on the Tom's Branch section. The fall was located between spad 600 and 605 in an intersection. Fall measured approximately 20' W x 20' L x 10' H. The fall was discovered by MSHA & Mine Management.

While walking along the beltline. Entry Injury stepped between two rocks and stumbled, in doing so he fell against the rib and accidently pulled rock from the rib when fell and struck him on the left ankle. He didn't report accident until 5/13/09 to his forearm.

The EE claims that he bent over to pick up an empty bag that was laying in his locker and he felt a pain in his lower back. The EE then dressed for work and reported to work. After reporting to work, he stated his back hurt too badly to work. At that point the EE went home. Note: "Accident occurred in the bath house".

During the shift, while walking the Airways, mine foreman and another EE discovered 2 unplanned roof fall's on Tom's Branch. The falls are located in the Return Airways near spads 598 and 604.

During a preshift inspection the fall was discovered in #4 right entry on Laurel Mains section.

While cutting plastic shrink wrap from a pallet of rock dust. Injury was holding the plastic wrap with his left hand and cutting with his right hand. In doing so he cut his left hand.

EE had his right index finger on the pot area when he raised the pot to install a roof bolt. His finger was pinched between the drill pot and the roof bolt plate.

While operating a 4 seat mantrip, injured claims to have run over a rock in the roadway. When he ran over the rock, he claims to have felt pain in his back. He continued working until 1-31-09, at which time he went to the dr and the dr removed him from work for 3 days.

While training number 6 belt, injury struck his left index finger on a gob switch.

While stepping from the roof bolter, injury felt pain in his back, He completed his shift. While he was off work for the holidays. He went to the hospital on 12/26 for pain in his back, x-rays were negative and he was referred to a special in VA, who had preformed surgury on his back approx. 2 years previously.

While backing up/moving the miner, a rock that was lying on the miner fell from the miner and struck the employee on the right foot.

Employee was cutting plastic wrap from around a new bolt starter box and he struck his right leg with the knife.

While trimming a piece of conveyor belt, the knife slipped from the belt and struck EE on the right thigh causing a small laceration.

Raw Coal Area Plant - Outside upper part of yard. Employee was working on a dozer transmission when he placed a wrench on a slate bar to line the wrench up on the transmission. When he grabbed the slate bar pieces of metal were on the bar. The metal pieces went into his left hand middle finger.

EE was running SC and hooked back fender in #7 entry. When EE turned corner his canopy caught the corner, broke off a piece of rib and it came in the deck and hit his head and left leg, causing injury.

EE was working on a 980 Cat Endloader brakes. He took off the master cylinder top, his hand slipped, cutting his right ring finger knuckle. The cut started getting infected, he went ot the doctor on 5/21/08. No stitches.

Employee had hand laying on top of pump when a piece of rock fell and hit him on the back of his rt hand cutting it.

Employee was pulling choker cable on miner to hook up pull rope. Metal wire in choker cable went into left hand cutting it.

While tramming scoop, employee hit hole jamming his head into canopy of scoop. Accident was reported on 4/3/08.

Employee was making a cable splice using a cable anvil and a piece of the anvil chipped off cutting his right hand.

Employee got in a hurry to pull cat head and didn't knock breaker first. Power arced and burnt thumb and index finger on right hand.

While bolting in #2 face, ee had set the outside bolt and swung bolter head in to set outside bolt in that row. A piece of rib rolled off and hit his left ankle. 001 section.

While lowering drill head down after setting a bolt, the bolt wrench came out of drill head and hit the roof bolter operator on the chin.

EE was pulling a piece of rock off top of Joy miner when his hand slipped and was cut on edge of rock.