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October 7, 2025 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Kratos Resources, LLC · Contact with electrical current

conditions was normal

June 10, 2025 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kratos Resources, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped on catwalk stairs while descending to ground.

February 8, 2025 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Resilient Mining, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was in the process of cleaning the basement floor of the preparation plant due to a spillage of flocculant on the floor. EE was moving toward the door to open a bay door on the plant when EE slipped and fell on EE's back.

September 27, 2024 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Civil, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Highwall fell at drift damaging 10' of canopy approximately 8' high, 10' long on right and 1' long on left side of entry. Damaged 2 rows of bolts.

December 14, 2023 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Resilient Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While changing the drive belts on the Heavy Media Pump the employee was helping roll one of the drive belts on when the sheave broke free unexpectedly and moved rapidly catching a finger between the belt and the sheave causing a laceration to the end of the employees left middle finger.

September 29, 2023 WV · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Civil, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was helping the mechanic remove the left front steer tire from a Volvo Hydro seeder, while they were sliding the tire off the lugs the employee aggravated a previous work related injury to their left shoulder.

September 20, 2023 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Resilient Mining, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While unloading belt press belt from a pick-up truck, the belt had been placed on the ground. The employee straddled the belt lying on the ground, bent over and placed both hands on the end of the belt to slide it along the ground. The employee stated felt a pop in the left shoulder while sliding the belt. EE's shoulder began hurting after feeling it pop.

September 19, 2023 KY · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator MACHINERY
Smoky Quartz · Struck against a moving object

Injured was tramming excavator across the impoundment dam and went across a windrow of dirt and it "jarred" them. Pain started in lower back and pain and numbness traveled down EE's left leg.

August 31, 2023 WV · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Civil, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Injured employee was Operating a Caterpillar 777 haulage truck when the loader operator that was loading EE's truck dumped a large rock into the truck that "jarred" the truck. Employee was jarred and felt pain in their lower back.

March 16, 2023 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Civil, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Dismounting truck and slipped on mud on the cat walk and fell bruising left knee on the cat walk of the truck.

March 15, 2023 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Civil, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While employee was exiting/dismounting excavator employee stepped down on step and felt a "pop" in left knee.

March 10, 2023 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Resilient Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was reinstalling an impeller on the spiral clean coal pump by pulling the belt to thread on the impeller on the shaft and caught middle finger between the belts and the sheave.

January 26, 2023 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Resilient Mining, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Spotting for an equipment operator while moving a part stand onto the filter press floor. While maneuvering the stand into place it came into contact with a plastic water pipe. It is believed that when the pipe ruptured it sprayed water into the face of the employee at which time TheY tried to move quickly away from the water spray and fell onto the floor causing THE injuries

January 16, 2023 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Civil, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping clean snow and ice out of the dump trailer with another employee when EE slipped on the ice and caught self. While catching self from falling, EE felt a pull in the lower right side rib area.

September 21, 2022 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Civil, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While attempting to manually line a piece of drill steel up with the head, the deck wrench pivoted catching the employee's left big toe creating a caught between, in or on accident.

September 15, 2021 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Civil, LLC · Struck against a moving object

driving on the haul road after getting loaded the truck was bouncing started hurting in back and neck then started hurting down back of left leg. Note: the driver was in a tractor trailer coal truck hauling raw coal from the surface area to the prep-plant several miles away EE stated that the haul road was rough and caused pain and discomfort.

August 28, 2021 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Civil, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee changing a coal truck tire in the office parking lot slipped on a rock and popped right knee out of socket.

December 18, 2020 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Civil, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loosening a bolt with a wrench and cheater pipe when the bolt broke loose the employee left thumb was caught between the machine

November 10, 2020 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Civil, LLC · Struck against a moving object

employee suffered back strain due to the seat being loose

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