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July 7, 2015 WV · Coal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wildcat Energy, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that when he bent over to pick up a bundle of plates he felt a pain in his lower back.

May 16, 2015 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wildcat Energy, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee stated that he was struck in the right leg by a stack of pie pans that had fallen off the top of the canopy of the Roof Bolter Machine.

April 24, 2015 WV · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wildcat Energy, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee stated that he was using a slate bar to pry a plate that was caught in a pivot point on the bolt machine when the bar slipped causing him to strike his hand on the frame of the bolt machine. This broke the nail and bone on the tip of his right index finger.

March 23, 2015 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wildcat Energy, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee stated that he was attempting to hang the line curtain on a curtain hook where the top was too high for him to reach from the ground. The employee jumped up to snag the curtain on the hook, but cut his right index finger in the process requiring 6 sutures.

March 12, 2015 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wildcat Energy, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee stated that while he was attempting to place a roofbolt into the drill pot, the plate became lodged in the drill steel guide. When the employee attempted to remove the fouled plate, his right thumb was pinched between the plate and the drill guide, resulting in a fracture.

March 3, 2015 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wildcat Energy, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Contractor was loading truck after work at mine site was finished and stepped off tail gate and slipped on mud and twisted ankle. It was his right ankle and he was unable to drive to ER therefore an ambulance was called.

March 2, 2015 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Wildcat Energy, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Contract labor emplyee stated that as he was walking in front of the bolt machine being trammed to break 43, he had stopped to observe a peice of draw rock when the bolt machine tire came in to contact with his left foot. The contract laborer was walking on the off side of the machine when the incident occurred.

January 17, 2015 WV · Coal supply man, nipper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wildcat Energy, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that as he was dismounting the bobcat, he stepped in a hole and twisted his left ankle. Employee went to the doctor on Monday 1/19/2015 where he was placed on restricted duty and his classification was changed to accommodate his restrictions.

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