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Exposure to Coal Mine Dust. Individual hired at Buchanan Mine #1 on 4/14/2026. Individuals Radiologist interpretation was concluded on 4/21/2026.

Injured was operating the tail side shearer while they were cutting out on the head. A rock came off of the tail drum and struck EE on the right thumb causing a laceration resulting in 9 sutures.

The injured was drilling into the rib to install a rib bolt, when EE was bringing the drill head back toward EE, EE caught EE's right ring finger between the inner mast and inner carriage area of drill head and the drill station frame.

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

The employee was starting to drill the first hole in the last row when a triangle shaped piece of rock measuring 12.5" x 6" x 1.5" fell from the roof around the drill steel deflecting off of the rotating drill pot striking the employee on the right wrist just above the glove line causing a laceration that required sutures to close.

The injured was trying to insert/align a shear pin in the relay bar on shield #2. While trying to align the pin, a come-along that was hooked from the header to the relay bar became unhooked, striking the employee on the top of the right hand causing a laceration which required sutures to close.

With the help of two other employees, the injured helped to hang the miner cable & water line cross the #3 entry. The injured felt a dull pain in the lumbar area of EE's back and stated it was getting worst as EE sat bits on the miner

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

The injured was walking in 5 north bleeders from 17 east to 16 east. Their left foot slipped while walking in wet and muddy rock dust and when they went to catch themselves with their right leg, they felt a pain in their right knee.

Shear Operator was spotting a shield to catch rock on the LW face, a piece of rock rolled out into the panline and hit the spill board and a piece of rock measuring 54"x14"x3-8" broke off after striking the spill board and fell into the walkway and struck the the employee on the right side of right foot causing a laceration which required 2 staples to close.

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

The injured was in the process of removing belt structure from the 16 East LW belt and stacking it on a flat Car when they felt a pop in their back.

While attempting to accessing the offside area of the 2 East belt, to pre-shift the drive motors, the employee moved under the conveyor structure/Cross under guard. During this movement, a portion of the employee's coat contacted a bottom conveyor roller. Resulting in abrasions and swelling to right elbow and abrasions to right arm.

The employee was at 7 East Brk 60 at the Double doors picking up trash/old pipe and loading it on flat cars and as they threw the pipe/trash on the car, employee states that they lost balance and caught themselves with left hand and used the flat car to catch themselves, they felt a pop in left shoulder.

A Maintenance Foreman and a passenger was in the process of traveling from 9 Vent bottom to 17 East section to work on high voltage power line. While in the second block light of the 5 North back track, at crosscut #44 it is believed that the injured employee's cap light struck a low spot on the mine roof (57 inches) causing trauma to their neck and vertebrae.

Employee injured right shoulder while handling props on 1/20/26. They worked unrestricted until 4/5/26, began missing work 4/6/26. This incident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules and regulations; mine equipment or mining system; job skills and miner proficiency, training and attitude; or protective items relating to clothing, or protective devices on equipment.

The injured and three other employees was riding the Page mini-cage (old) down when it unexpectedly jerked approximately 3 feet from the landing, as it was slowing down to stop at the destination causing EE's knees to buckle.

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

The injured was walking down the concrete slope at the production belt, when EE slipped/fell & twisted EE's right. The employee started missing work on 1/18/26.

The injured person was in the process of removing a ventilation tubing chain from the mine roof when the accident occurred. After lowering the chain, they stepped back and twisted their right ankle.

Employee lifting an 18' ventilation slider to line up to slide into a piece of 20' ventilation tubing, an employee in the back of the slider heard someone say push the slider and when EE did the foreman's finger was struck against the D-ring of the slider and the 20' tubing. Resulting in a fracture, and a laceration that required 2 sutures to the tip of EE's left middle finger.

The injured stated that they were operating the tail sider shearer on 16 East LW section, in the process of cutting bottom on the tail and during the cut out process they were struck by an object that was slung out by the tail side cutter drum, striking them on the upper torso, resulting in two fractured ribs.

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

Job-related hearing loss. Pending Worker's Compensation Settlement.

The injured was drilling a hole in the roof at CC#32 on 5 North Mains, preparing to install a cable bolt. While drilling a piece of rock fall around drill steel. The injured inadvertently placed a hand on the bolt tray to attempt to move, when the rock fell striking them on the left hand that was on the bolt tray, causing a laceration which required 3 sutures to close.

The employee was attempting to move a piece of rock off of the tail drive on 16E Longwall, when a rock measuring approximately 10"x5"x5" fell from between shields #121 and #122 striking the tip EE's right middle finger between the rock EE was attempting to move and the rock that fell. Resulting in a laceration and fracture to the tip of EE's finger.

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

Scoop was tramming outby bucket first when the battery lift arm caught a piece of tubing that was stacked on the rib and shoved it into the back of the injured's leg causing a fracture on the inside of EE's right knee cap and outside of knee

Employee was struck on the right index finger by a sledge hammer that glanced off the knocker while they were inadvertently installing a speed loader onto the Flexco splicing board while a belt splice was being made. Resulting in a laceration that required 3 sutures to close.

The injured was replacing a damaged belt rail and as EE was replacing the rail, the employees right middle finger was caught between the top structure and the belt rail, causing a laceration which required 7 sutures to close.

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

The injured was attempting to cut a piece of mine belt to be used as skirting material. While using both hands on the utility knife, EE lost EE's balance and slipped, and while EE's arm was stretched out to catch self, EE's left wrist contacted the knife causing a laceration, which required 3 sutures to close.

Employee carried a 5 gal bucket of Power Train approximately 25 feet from the 8 vent bottom sand storage area to EE's tram and as EE lifted and twisted to get the can up to fill EE's tram EE felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back.

The injured was assisting to remove an impact roller from the 15 East belt run through. While attempting to push the roller on its side the injured felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back. Started missing work on 7/31/2025.

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

The injured was trying to remove a broken piece of conveyor flight on the Stage Loader tail sprocket inside the NDRE box and as EE was prying with a pry bar, the bar slipped causing EE to strike EE's right hand against the broken piece of flight. This resulted in a laceration to the ring finger knuckle which required four (4) sutures to close.

Employee was removing a bottom roller and when EE started to remove the hanger, the roller slipped out of EE's hand, striking EE on EE's right ankle. Resulting in a nondisplaced fracture of the Tibia.

The injured was carrying a roof bolter tram chain when they stepped on a piece of coal/rock causing a fracture to the 5th metatarsal bone in left foot. Started Missing work on 7/2/25

The injured was sliding the air lock doors open at the bottom of 9 Vent and smashed EE's right little finger between the door handle and the frame of the door. Causing a laceration the require 4 sutures to close and fracture to tip of EE's little finger.

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

Employee states that as they were walking toward 4 North #1 belt take-up, they tripped on a piece of old belt that was sticking up in the walkway along the track and as they kneeled down to splice the conveyor belt, they felt a pain in left knee. The employee did not report the incident until 5-19-25 when they started missing work.

While using 1 Ton Chain Hoists (both inby and outby) to position a 22'x 63' Spiral Roller with an 83' shaft into place down an 11-degree grade with a narrow walkway, when the outby chain hoist came loose causing the tail roller to move forward 3-4 feet striking an employee on the right ankle. Causing a Fracture.

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

The injured was helping to adjusting the forks on a mini-trac when the tip of their left index finger was caught between the forks & mast.

The injured was loading high voltage cable in #3 entry on 15 East Brk #15. As EE was lifting a loop of cable onto the car, a piece of rock fell from the mine roof, striking EE on the right wrist area, causing a laceration. The Laceration was closed with medical glue.

The injured positioned self on the walkway of the walk thru bolter, to allow EE's partner to pull a rock. When the rock was pull it came down landing onto the bolt tray striking a piece of drill steel causing it to flip up and strike the injured just behind the pinky finger on EE's right hand causing a fracture to the pinky finger.

Exposure to Coal Mine Dust

Construction worker, While installing Q decking, the employee fell through an opening in the floor resulting in injuries.