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January 15, 2026 KY · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSITING ON WORKING ON WASHBOX IN PLANT, WHILE MOVING PARTS FOR THE WASH BOX EMPLOYEE STRAINED THEIR BACK. THEY BEGAN MISSING DUE TO THIS INJURY ON 01/21/2026.

January 2, 2026 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PIN KNOCKER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK THE PIN KNOCKER AND IT GLANCED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON WRIST

November 21, 2025 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WENT TO GET IN ROCKTRUCK PLACED A FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP AND BOTH HANDS ON HANDRAIL TO PULL THEMSELVES UP LADDER, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK, PUT FEET BACK ON GROUND AND FELL BACK ON THEIR BACKSIDE BECAUSE OF PAIN THEY FELT IN LOWER BACK

October 4, 2025 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A ROLLER ON BELT STRUCTURE AND GOT UP ON BELT LINE TO GO TO OTHER SIDE TO PIN ROLLER IN PLACE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO OTHER SIDE STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL HANGING FROM DRAWOFF TUNNEL TOP AND STRUCK HEAD AGAINST METAL RESULTING IN LACREATION TO HEAD

July 31, 2025 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD A DOZER ROLLER FRAME ONTO ROLLBACK AND WAS STANDING AT WINCH SPOOL ON BED OF TRUCK WHEN CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED THE WINCH CABLE TO RECOIL BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT HAND

July 31, 2024 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Fall from machine

Operator of coal truck was descending off 28 hill. Appears driver lost control and exited the truck, struck head on the ground and truck overturned below where driver exited the truck

June 12, 2024 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK FROM PIT AREA TO DUMP AREA AND HIT ROUGH SPOT IN HAUL ROAD AND THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT AND HURT THEIR BACK.

April 23, 2024 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM WATER TRUCK TO WATER TANK TO TURN WATER VALVE ON, SAW THAT THE ROPE TO TURN VALVE ON WAS BROKEN, EMPLOYEE WENT TO FIX IT AND STEPPED BETWEEN ROCKS AND TWISTED ANKLE. RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO FIBULA.

February 20, 2024 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLATE BAR TO ROLL A TOP IDLER INTO PLACE, IN THE LOAD OUT TUNNEL. WHILE PUSHING SLATE BAR WITH EE's HANDS SOMETHING LET LOOSE IN LEFT CALF. EMPLOYEE STARTING MISSING WORK ON 4/3/2024 AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY.

January 11, 2024 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING ANOTHER OPERATOR WHEN TRUCK OVERTURNED.

January 11, 2024 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERTING ROCK TRUCK WHEN IT OVERTURNED.

January 5, 2024 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING OXYGEN TANKS, HAD AN OXYGEN TANK SLIDE FORWARD AND EMPLOYEE PUSHED IT BACK IN THE BRACKET TO HOLD BOTTLE AND SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND, LACERATING THE FINGER.

November 14, 2023 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN THE BUCKET TOOTH CAUGHT A ROCK AND WHILE LIFTING BUCKET, THE BACK WHEEL CAME OFF GROUND AND THE TOOTH SLIPPED OFF ROCK ALLOWING LOADER TO HIT GROUND, COLLASPING OPERATOR SEAT AND RESULTED IN HURTING EMPLOYEE'S BACK.

September 30, 2023 KY · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ON PLATFORM AT #1 FEEDER, THEY GAVE THE HOSE THAT WAS BURIED UNDER MATERIAL A HARD PULL AND FELT PAIN IN THEIR BACK. THEY STARTING MISSING AS A RESULT OF INJURY ON 10/09/2023.

April 20, 2023 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL ENGINE ON DOZER, SAID THEY LOST FOOTING AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ON THEIR BACK ONTO TRACK / PUSH ARM OF DOZER AND FELL TO GROUND.

March 29, 2023 VA · Coal weighman, scale person HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON LOADER AND REACHED FOR TOP OF HANDLE TO PULL SELF UP. EE FELT SOMETHING POP IN LEFT FOREARM. WENT TO ER, THEY TOLD EE IT WAS A STRAIN, EE WASNT GETTING ANY BETTER HAD MRI DONE AND RESULTS WAS A SMALL TEAR. HAD OUTPATIENT SURGERY ON 04/10/2023, HASNT MISSED ANY WORK

February 10, 2023 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN'S IN MID'S REF, HAD TO CUT RUBBER ON SCREEN WITH RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE PALM OF EE'S HAND NEAR THE THUMB.

February 3, 2023 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ADJUST LINKAGE IN A BREAKER AND EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED TO RELEASE BUTTON DOWN BUT INSTEAD THEY PUT A FINGER IN THE MECHANISM AND THE PRESSURE OF THE MECHANISM RELEASED CAUSING LACERATION AND BROKEN BONE IN FINGER

December 6, 2022 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Fall from machine

Operator was descending incline while loaded, attempted to change gears, truck wouldn't go in gear, operator made decision to exit the cab causing injury when operator jumped

November 2, 2022 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was setting up light plant, adjusting bulbs to shine onto parking lot area. When employee was coming down off berm employee slipped and fell, tried to break fall with left arm, resulting in fracture.

June 25, 2022 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Clintwood JOD, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was Dozer Operator, started shift at 6:00am. Employee was found around 8:00am unresponsive from apparent cardiac arrest.

December 4, 2021 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was dismounting equipment when they stepped onto ground they slipped and felt a sharp pain in groin area. ****NOTE: EMPLOYEE WORKED THE NEXT SHIFT 12/06/2021 TOLD SUPERVISOR ON THAT DAY ABOUT INJURY MISSED NEXT TWO DAYS OF WORK 12/07/2021 AND 12/08/2021. RETURNED ON 12/09/2021

October 14, 2021 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was changing hydraulic hose. After getting hose loose, pressure was on the line and sprayed hydraulic fluid on employee's face and eye.

October 14, 2021 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Clintwood JOD, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE and co-worker had just finished up their work assignment and was cleaning work area up, co-worker stated co-worker took some tools back to tool room and came back to work site area and found EE laying on floor unresponsive.

August 11, 2021 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Truck Driver was attempting to dump load of coal when the bed of the truck broke loose from frame and during this occurrence it caused the cab of the truck to bounce pretty hard resulting in driver fracturing three ribs on left side

March 17, 2021 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Climbing into cab of D11R had right hand on a hold of the cab door and footing slipped. Employee hung on to keep from falling, heard a pop and had pain in right elbow. It continued to hurt and felt weak when trying to extended arm out.

November 30, 2020 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting in Foreman's pickup. While putting lunch bucket in back of truck, employee said felt something pop in left shoulder.

September 21, 2020 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping another employee unload a nitrogen cylinder from mechanics truck (89220). Employee was going to get end of cylinder, while it was being lowered from truck, when EE did it fell from bed pinning EE's left thumb between cylinder and bumper of mechanics truck, resulting in broken left thumb

September 17, 2020 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was closing the knife valve on Midd's pump so they could take apart and repair pump, when EE's lower back started hurting

August 25, 2020 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was on the front fender of 992G loader working on it. When EE finished EE turned from the fender to the deck of the loader and struck head on the mirror bracket resulting in laceration to head.

July 9, 2020 VA · Coal FIRE
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Company #223, 993K Loader S/N Z9K00471 caught fire and could not be extinguished within 30 minutes. No injuries involved.

June 16, 2020 VA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was hauling water down Haul road I, as employee came out of turn 3 employee lost the brake and lost control of truck where it traveled approximately 900 feet, employee drove truck up an adjacent road, when the load of water shifted to back causing the truck to overturn.

April 20, 2020 VA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee grabbed a hydraulic hose from hose reel on back of lube truck and wire braiding was protruding from the hose sticking employee in right index finger. Employee started missing work on 04/28/20

March 12, 2020 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was standing beside another employee that was using a hammer to loosen a valve when a piece of metal came off valve and struck said employee in right eye.

January 1, 2020 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped out of Lube Truck and twisted EE's ankle

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