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Was removing a shield leg jack when the jack swung around and hit EE's right ankle, catching both legs between the cell plate the shield foot.

Walking across the 650 duckbill to grab cribs for relay bar. EE stepped off the duckbill into a hole and twisted EE's left ankle.

EE was swinging a sledge hammer, missed the bolt smashing EE's right pinky finger between (C) channel and wood end handle. Causing EE to receive stitches.

Moving belt covers from a pallet and loading them on a cart to move them down in the tunnel. While lifting the cover EE felt a pop in EE's left elbow and couldn't move EE's arm. Was taken off work by doctor on 04/03/2026.

A roof fall occurred at District #4 Headgate #1, #2 Entry, Crosscut #62 in the Intersection outby the Section Loading Point.

A small distortion was found on the rope during the slope hoist rope examination at the 355 foot mark behind the brakeman car.

Getting rope off of cable, EE hit an airline, the force of the air knocked EE to the ground injuring EE's right knee. EE was taken off work on 5/18/2026 for surgery.

While attempting to hook the chain to the supply trailer at the slope bottom to unhook the trailer, the car rolled back and hit EE in the right ankle causing a small cut that required stitches.

Helping install the rub rail on the side of a new miner when right index finger got pinched between the frame and rail, causing to receive stitches.

While cutting bands off a bundle of screen wire, as they were stepping off the back of the bolter, their right wrist made contact with the edge of the screen wire causing a laceration on inner right wrist. Causing them to receive stitches.

While changing the intermass jack on the #411 Roofbolter, they removed the top jack pin and had a long punch holding the top eye of the jack. They removed the bottom jack pin, as they were trying to remove the jack it slipped causing left pinky finger to be pinched between the stem and the eye of the jack.

While roof bolting operator's pusher steel cross threaded in the drill chuck. Operator attempted to dislodge the drill steel, the drill steel was bent, the steel kicked back striking operator in the hardhat causing a laceration. Operator received stitches.

During examination of the Slope Hoist rope, a distortion was found on the rope at the 220 foot mark behind the Brakeman Car. Upon further investigation a faulty rope roller was found at the Slope Turnout at the 220 foot area off the mine bottom.

While cutting a can of glue, knife slipped and cut left index finger, causing them to receive 3 stitches.

As EE stood up getting off the mantrip, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's right knee. EE went to take a step and EE's knee failed causing EE to fall to the ground.

A roof fall occurred inby the loading at #58 crosscut, 2-Right on the District #4 Tailgate.

While picking up a belt spreader off of a belt structure trailer, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's neck and right shoulder.

While using an Emu to pull lifeline. EE grabbed the lifeline to break a zip tie, when EE grabbed the lifeline it wrapped around EE's ring finger.

The Magnetic brakes on the back set of rail trucks on the brakeman car were damaged. A bolt was found broken on the brake bracket.

While cutting the bottom of a chute out, slag landed on the torch hoses melting them. While climbing out of the chute to shut off the oxygen and acetylene tanks, EE strained EE's right foot.

While cribbing up the headgate shield, a crib got dropped on EE's hand smashing EE's right index finger, causing EE to receive stitches.

The rock dust got delayed and then dumped all at once causing the drop hose to slap EE in EE's left wrist and forearm, fracturing EE's wrist.

A roof fall occurred at crosscut #27 between #2 and #3 entries on Headgate #1 damaging the return stopping.

Standing on a ladder knocking a Huk bolt loose on the wear-liner of the rotary breaker chute when the ladder slipped causing EE to fall over the guardrail onto the ground.

The crosshead for the Single Drum Lining Hoist became caught on top of a concrete pipe bracket that extended from the shaft liner 8.5" at 388' as the hook continued to be lowered down to a depth of 500'. The crew moved the work deck back to center the crosshead fell off the concrete pipe bracket and fell down to the headache ball causing 6' of damage to lower end of the hoist rope.

While employee was cutting a piece of belting on the roof bolter that was attached to the ATRS arm, with their right hand using a belt knife, the knife slipped and cut their left forearm causing them to receive stitches.

EE was getting a crib off of the head drive when a rock fell out from between the shields, striking EE's left hand.

Bending over picking rocks up, EE felt a pop above EE's groin. EE was taken off work on 05/28/2025

While shoveling on the slope belt, EE saw a rock bounce off the top belt and land on the belt rail. EE tried to pick it up, but it was heavier than EE thought. The rock fell towards the bottom belt and smashed EE's left ring finger and pinky finger on the top roller frame.

Rockfall/adverse roof conditions due to abutment pressures at crosscut #31, #3 entry, blocking access off of the longwall tailgate.

While climbing up on a diesel tractor EE felt a pop in right shoulder. EE was taken off work on 04/09/2025

EE was drilling a hole in the top when the steel clogged. EE hit the steel with a 1' wrench. The wrench popped back up hitting EE in the mouth, splitting EE's lip as well as knocked out 2 of EE's teeth.

EE was standing on the shield. When the shield went into auto pull it came in to contact with EE's right foot, pushing EE's foot into the pan line. Was taken off work on 02/20/2025.

When removing the scraper, the frame that had been unbolted fell down, hitting EE's right upper leg and right knee cap. EE was taken off work on 02/19/2025.

Walking back from #2 entry at crosscut #42 to the longwall face, they slipped in a wet product from the pumpable cribs, twisting left ankle.

While reclaiming cables and hoses from the roof for the panline, they had their left hand under the cables to support them. The force of the falling cables and hoses slammed their left hand down against the panline.

EE was placing hog panel on ATRS when it got bound up, EE pulled on it and felt a burning sensation from right shoulder down to EE's bicep.

While traveling to #1 entry in a shuttle car, EE hit a bump in the haulage road, causing EE to strike EE's head on the shuttle car canopy. At the time EE felt pain in mid-chest and mid back area.

While building a double block wall, EE lifted a block up and was trying to get it in place when it rolled and landed on EE's right pinky finger. EE was wearing black cheetah gloves at the time of incident. EE was taken off work on 01/20/2025 for surgery.

While lifting block for building wall EE experienced pain in EE's groin and hip. EE was taken off work on December 13, 2024 for surgery.

Operator was backing miner out of cut, they went to reach their tools on the machine and a rock fell off the rib and smashed their hand. Causing them to receive stitches to the top of their right hand.

Unloading pump ride, they grabbed pallet from back of ride, as they were pulling the pallet a Victaulic coupler that was underneath pallet gashed their left-hand palm area. Causing them to receive stitches.

While moving a trailer hitch out of the slope yard track area, EE felt pain in EE's left side lower back. Was taken off work on 11/20/2024

Helping another crew member load props in a scoop bucket, EE threw EE's end of the prop in the bucket and it kicked back, smashing EE's ring finger between the bucket and the prop, causing EE to receive stitches.

While working on a conveyor chain under a shuttle car, when getting up off the ground, hard hat fell off and they tried to catch it, causing them to lose balance and fall head first into the shuttle car, causing a laceration which required staples.

While pulling a 72" bottom frame from the slope track through the compartment mandoor EE strained EE's lower back. Was taken off work on 10/17/2024

A rock came off the drum of the shearer and hit them in the face, causing them to receive stitches to their chin.

Assisting belt crew during a belt extension on the D3HG8 section. While installing a bottom roller the bottom roller bracket was not sitting flush enough with belt rail to install the "J" bolt. EE kicked the bottom roller bracket with right leg trying to get bracket in place and felt a pop in left knee.

Employee and another crew member were hanging miner cable in the #5 entry. When they lifted the cable to hang it, employee pulled something in their left shoulder. Continued to work until 7/18/2024 When employee was taken off work.

While working on the North side of the slope belt at Arch 737, EE stepped on mandoor, the door shifted causing EE to fall through. EE landed below on the slope track, lacerating left arm causing EE to receive stitches.