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October 25, 2022 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Quinwood Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Had motor hoisted to top of building. Had to pick motor up and swing to line bolt holes up. When we swung the motor the bar that the chain hoist was hooked to slid out of the bracket allowing pump motor to fall. EE's hand was caught between the pump motor and pump causing EE's hand to damaged.

August 26, 2022 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quinwood Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was hanging miner cable on the section with 2 other EE's when EE felt a pain in EE's right arm. Later in the shift EE's fingers on EE's right hand started becoming numb. EE was using proper lifting techniques and had PPE on. The cable had tension prior to lifting.

August 20, 2019 WV · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Quinwood Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

Loading out shot rock while picking up large rock it broke in 2 causing the loader to bounce jarring operator.

February 25, 2019 WV · Coal FIRE
Quinwood Coal Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

on 2/25/2019 the equipment operator of a Cat D10R Dozer saw a puff of smoke from under the Dozer. The equipment operator stopped and dismounted the machine. The machine caught on fire. No Injuries or Fatalities. MSHA was notified of the fire on this equipment.

December 13, 2018 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quinwood Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was performing maintenance on Cat992. While removing retaining cap from tilt cylinder pin cap fell down striking and lacerating right pinky finger requiring 4 stitches.

June 25, 2018 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quinwood Coal Company LLC · Fall onto or against objects

The employee was working on a 16G Road Grader. The employee had some metal stands lying at the site. The employee started to walk and tripped and fell striking the palm of hand against the metal stand which resulted in a laceration to the palm of the employee's right hand requiring ten (10) sutures to close the wound.

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