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According to foreman's report, injured stopped conveyer belt, when wooden crib block and rock came off belt, striking right knee.

Injured was pulling 3" waterline when he slipped, causing waterline to hit him in the mouth, resulting in listed injuries.

AT BIRCH 2A PORTAL. EE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF OF REEL OF SHUTTLE CAR TO MAKE REPAIRS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEGS. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK 5/6/05 AND OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED 5/16/05.

THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEG GOING THROUGH THE MAIN DOOR & HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN. NOTE: INJURY REPORT WAS RECEIVED AT THE OFFICE ON 6/2/05.

Injured was removing a roof jack when a half header (wooden) fell from top of jack, approx. 8-10'high, striking him on the rt. cheek & causing a laceration. The laceration required 6 stitches. Jacks were going to be put into shuttle car to be moved to the next entry.

Injured was stepping off belt tailpiece when foot slipped off of rounded/wet 12"x12" header causing injured to fall and hit back on corner of 12"x12" header. Please note that this accident was not reported until May 2, 2005 because injured did not cease work until 5-2-05, due to injury worsening.

INJURED WAS WALKING ALONG BELT, WHEN A DRAW ROCK (3 1/2 FEET DIAMETER & 4" THICK) FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER ON LEFT SIDE.

Injured was building a permanent stopping when a piece of draw rock fell from mine roof striking injured on right shoulder. Rock was 2' in diameter, and 2" thick.

Injured was tramming scoop down an approximate 7% grade in roadway, and claims to have lost control of scoop and ran scoop bucket into rib, causing an abrupt stop, which in turn caused alleged injuries.

60 feet right of spad 663 #5 entry, draw rock fell between rib and bolts; rock was approximately 1 foot in diameter, and 3/4 inch thick; this rock struck injured in back.

Injured was hooking up chain behind ram on coal hauler when he stepped in hole, twisting knee and ankle, and also received abrasion to front of lower leg (shin).

WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL & THROWING IT ON STACKER BELT TAILPIECE (CLEAN UP), EE CLAIMS TO HAVE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA.

LOADING SUPPLIES (RESIN) ON ROOFBOLTER, TWISTED AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER STOMACH.

INJURED WAS TAKING UP SLACK IN BELT BY USING A GRIP/HAND HOIST WHEN ANOTHER EE ATTEMPTED TO HELP BY "BUMPING" BELT FORWARD WITH DRIVE MOTOR WHICH CAUSED INJURED'S HAND TO SLIP OFF HANDLE ALLOW ING IT TO STRIKE LEFT UPPER LEG. REPORT LOST DUE TO HOLIDAYS - OFFICE WAS CLOSED.

STEPPING OFF OF ROOF BOLTER MACHINE AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE #2 ENTRY.

LIFTING SHOVEL FULL OF MATERIAL, HE TURNED TO THROW IT INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND TWISTED LOWER BACK. (WAS NOT REPORTED WITHIN 10 DAYS BECAUSE PAPERWORK WAS LOST IN OFFICE MOVE).

MINER BACKED INTO FREEDOM CAR AND PINNED HIM BETWEEN CAR AND RIB. INJURED RT FOREARM.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING 70'LONG, 20'WIDE, 4' TO 8'HIGH. OCCURRED IN NO.4 ENTRY 3 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD NO.322. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THIS ACCIDENT WAS CALLED INTO OAK HILL OFFICE BY MR. DALE LUSK.

COAL SEAM 10-11 FOOT HIGH - HE WAS WORKING ON LADDER 6' TO 8' HIGH, FELL ON LADDER BROKE LEFT LEG. TAKEN TO SUMMERSVILL HOSP. BY AMBULANCE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP TO FACE AREA HIT A HOLE JAMMED HIS BACK.

EE WAS UNLOADING ROOFBOLT SUPPLIES, PICKED UP A BOX OF RESIN UNJURED BACK

EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK CALLED BACK SAID HE INJURED BACK SHOVELING BELTLINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON BELT RAIL TO HANG THE BELT CHAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP DRILL STEEL CAME APART STRUCK IN EYEBROW.

HEARING LOSS CLAIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING CRIB BLOCKS WHEN ONE FELL FROM THE TOP STRUCK HIS HAND.

LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL TO LOAD ONTO A HAULER.

EE WAS LOADING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE INTO A HAULER, HE STARTED TO GO AROUND THE HAULER, OPERATOR THOUGHT HE WAS FINISHED AND BEGAN TO PULL OUT RUNNING OVER EE'S FOOT.

EE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR, HIT A BUMP, JAMMED HEAD INTO CANOPY.

SHUTTLECAR OPERATOR WAS PREPARING TO LOAD TURNEDSEAT AROUND WITH EE FACING AWAY FROM MINER SHUTTLECAR COASTED DOWN THE HILL WHILE TURNED OFF STRIKING MINER.

EE FELL WHILE TRAMMING ROOFBOLTER TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE MANTRIP STARTING TO PULL OUT, HIT A LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO ROTATE STRIKING LEFT HAND.

STANDING ON SCOOP RESETTING TIMBERS, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF.

EE WAS PULLING SLACK UP FOR MINER CABLE. HEAD HIT A HALF HEADER IN THE TOP

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOFBOLTING MACHINE, WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND DRILL STEEL. EE STARTED ROTATING STEEL AND TWISTED ARM AROUND STEEL.

EE WAS PICKING UP A BAG OF ROCKDUST WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP NAIL BOARD AFTER MAKING A BELT SPLICE, SLIPPED AND FELL ON BELT STRAINED LOWER BACK.

OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND METAL STRAPS. WHILE PUSHING THE BOLT UP INTO THE TOP HE DISCOVERED HE HAD LEFT HIS DRILL STEEL ON THE DRILL HEAD. WHEN HE REACHED TO GET THE DRILL STEEL IT BECAME STUCK AGAINST THE CANOPY, MASHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

LIFTING ON 6" X 12' X 10" FAN SHAFT TO ALIGN AND LEVEL. USING SHOULDER TO LIFT AND FELT PAIN IN NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS AWARDED 8.8% PPD BENEFITS FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

WHILE TRAMMING HAULER HE WAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH BY A BROKEN BOARD HANGING DOWN.

HANGING MINER CABLE, HANGER BROKE AND FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF NECK. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9/23/02.

4'X18'X40'L UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN OLD NO.2 PANEL. FOUND DURING FIRE BOSS RUN BY JOHN SHORT REPORTED 8-19-02. AT SPAD 1117 FALL OCCURRED AT BATTERY CHARGING STATION.

WALKING IN ROADWAY NEAR SECTION BELT FEEDER-STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE. REOCCURRENCE OF OLD INJURY PREVIOUS SURGERY.

INJURED HAD COMPLETED INSTALLING BOLTS IN FACE AREA OF #8 ENTRY AND WAS WALKING BESIDE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN RIB ROLL OCCURED STRIKING INJURED ON HEAD AND LEFT FOOT.

INJURED AND ONE OTHER EE WERE WORKING ON CONTINUOUS MINER IN #4 ENTRY WHEN RIB ROLL OCCURED (ROCK AND COAL) RIB FELL FROM BEHIND STRIKING LOWER LEGS. HEIGHT OF ENTRY IS 7 1/2'.

INJURED AND ONE OTHER EE WERE WORKING ON CONTINUOUS MINER IN #4 ENTRY WHEN RIB ROLL OCCURED (ROCK AND COAL) RIB ROLL FELL FROM BEHIND AND STRUCK LOWER LEGS. HEIGHT OF ENTRY 7 1/2'.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN FACE AREA WITH TWIN HEAD BOLTER WHEN ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING INJURED IN LOWER BACK AREA.

EE WAS GRANTED 5% PPD BENEFITS FOT OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5% PPD BENEFITS FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.