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June 17, 2025 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Spring Energy, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Drill rig was tracking w/tower down when drill steels fell out of top of carousel. Employee was trying to put steels back in carousel using a truck crane and come -a long when a drill steel shifted pinching EE's hand and fingers between 2 drill steels.

October 10, 2024 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Spring Energy, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting haul truck when lower wrung ladder broke and employee feel aprox. 3 feet to the ground.

June 8, 2022 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Spring Energy, LLC · Fall from machine

working on the DEMAG and dropped a socket. EE reached in between the machine to pick it up and slipped, falling about 2 feet onto the ground. Landing on EE's feet EE felt pain in both knees, more so the left.

March 21, 2018 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Spring Energy, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking from mine office to EQ parking area when ee slipped & fell on Rt shoulder

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