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Employee (Welder) was grinding and prepping dragline bucket for a repair, when three metal particles got into left eye.

Employee replaced cutting tip on Plasma Cutter machine, triggered the nozzle into left palm of hand.

Employee was dismounting service truck cab, lost EE's grip on the vertical cab hand bar. Fell 39" to the ground and injured EE's left shoulder and arm.

Employee was tightening wheel lug nuts, when the impact trigger contacted the wheel lock ring. It activated the air impact gun wrench causing the employee's left hand to be smashed. Left hand was position on the socket extension, hand was smashed against wheel hub.

Employee was Air Arcing on the bucket and felt debris get into right eye

Security identified open flames (spontaneous combustion) at North Dixon Hiwall on 8b coal seam at station 141+50. It was determine that the fire will not be extinguish within 30 minutes however, we call out an operator and supervisor to respond. The open flame or fire was extinguish at 6:20 AM. No work activity in Dixon Pit, mining and stripping were shut down for the weekend.

Miner was removing a portion of the front hydraulic control valve with a chain fall from a CAT 993K wheel loader when the valve slid off the mount striking the miner on the left tibia breaking the bone.

Employee was using a metal shaving tool, transferring from machine lathe to metal bin. In the process of transferring the metal shaving got caught causing the tool and shaving to contact the hand. Employee received deep cut to pinky finger.

Employee was removing metal scrap from the metal scrap bin. Upon lifting a heavy iron, started to slip from hand and smash left ring finger against the metal bin edge.

Employee was searching for a electrical starter on the warehouse shelf. In the process of moving the electric starter around employee smashed his pinky finger against another electrical starter.

Employee was carrying a belt return roller on his shoulder. When walking by the Eriez magnetic separator, the magnetic attracted the metal roller. Employee's middle and ring fingers were smashed.

Employee was descending a ladder, slip and fell, upon landing right ankle fractured.

Employee was raising and tamping #1 track. Employee was resetting track jack and a rock got lodged in the release. His left hand was on the top of the jack body. When the rock was removed, the jack released, dropped, pinching his left hand and cutting his finger.

Employees were attaching the additional rigging when one of the eyebolts that were used to attach the rigging to the motor base came loose. This caused the sling with all the rigging to be thrown into the employee standing on the catwalk. The employee was hit on the hard hat and above the right eye.

Employee was installing a hydraulic hose, in the process of repositioning his body, his foot slipped , employee grabbed the angle iron, causing laceration to right his palm.

Individual was just arriving for duty and parked her vehicle in the visitors parking lot. Individual grabbed her bag and put on her PPE's. The individual closed the vehicle door and began walking toward the walkway near the jersey barriers when she slipped on black ice and fell down on her side. The individual injured her ankle. She suffered a minor fracture to her left ankle.

During muddy conditions employees were driving through a left curve and proceeded straight at approximately 5 MPH. The vehicle slid sideways down into a small concrete wall. After they hit the wall, driver felt pain in her left elbow and pain in her back. Passenger had little neck pain. Vehicle damage was dent/scratch marks to driver side bed and gas tank cover broken off.

Nightshift supervisor was conducting preshift inspection and found the highwall fire in the pit. No work/mining activities on weekends and location of fire determined the flame would not be addressed within 30 minutes.

Security identified open flames (spontaneous combustion) at a coal stockpile at 6:01 PM. No work/mining activities on weekends, determine the flame would not be addressed within 30 minutes, notified MSHA. An operator was called out and extinguish the fire.

Security identified open flames (spontaneous combustion) at a coal stockpile at 3:40 AM. No mining actives are on weekends, determine the flame would not be addressed within 30 minutes, notified MSHA. Called out a loader operator who extinguish the fire.

Stripping supervisor found open flames (spontaneous combustion) at a coal stockpile at 9:30 AM. No mining activities are on weekends, determine the flame would not be addressed within 30 minutes, notified MSHA. Called out a loader operator who extinguish the fire at 11:24.

Haulage supervisor found open flames (spontaneous combustion) at a coal stockpile at 3:30 PM. No mining activities are on weekends, determine the flame would not be addressed within 30 minutes, notified MSHA. Called out an loader operator who extinguish the fire at 4:41.

Employee stopped his 785 Cat End Dump at a stop sign. Another end dump that was following collided with the park End Dump. The employee in the stopped End Dump sustained neck strain. Employee was given prescription drug for pain.