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Employee alleges that EE was working on anti-freeze hose and having trouble with the quick connect. as EE got the hoses connected, EE claims EE felt a pain on the left side of EE's neck. EE finished the shift and worked the next day. The pain allegedly got worse and EE went to the er to be checked out on 5/15/2026
Dismounting rear of the mechanics truck and cable step pulled out of the socket that holds the cable for the step-in place.
Employee was removing PTO pump from truck and dropped pump on right little finger causing laceration requiring 5 stitches.
Greaser was stepping down from hydraulic tank to the track on D10R dozer twisted to grab the handrail felt sharp pain in lower back.
Loading spoil in the pit and a rock rolled out of spoil hitting bucket jarring loader operator causing them to twist their lower back.
Rock truck driver was hauling rock from pit to dump went down in dip. Employee said truck hit dip hard causing their lower back to hurt and left leg to go numb.
Powder truck was parked behind employee parking lot. An employee seen smoke coming from the front of truck and went and got help plus fire ext and started putting fire out used a total of 8 fire ext to put fire out and a water truck to sprays water to cool the truck. Fire was contained to the cab and engine compartment. Msha was on site at time of event.
Employee was entering the cab of dozer putting lunch box and hard hat behind the seat. EE didn't realize their hand was in door jam and dozer door closed on EE's thumb.
Employee was walking from pickup to the employee change room and slipped and fell. Employee said employee was ok and worked entire shift. Woke up next day 1/9/2025 and called foreman and said was going to the doctor, that the left knee was swollen and hurting.
Operating a Komatsu articulator truck coming from mud cell front tire dropped in a hole in the roadway and twisted the operators back.
Highwall failure on the Williamson pit hitting the highwall miner and two coal loaders no one was in the pit when failure occurred.
Was welding a crack in a hydraulic cylinder tube; hydraulic fluid leaked and caused 1st degree burns.
A Loader had caught fire in the Williamson pit. while loading a rock truck. The operator got to safety off the machine before the loader had fully engulfed in flames. Miners were unable to extinguish the fire, so miners were removed from the area and area was blocked off. no injuries were reported.
Employee was mobilizing dozer to work site for following day via haul road. Cause of accident unknown. Employee went over embankment and was found approx. halfway down mountain. Details unknown at this time. Employee found deceased. No eye witnesses.
Shutting door on 785 rock truck and caught left index finger in door causing a cut on finger and getting 5 stitches.
A school bus that we use for a mantrip caught fire under the hood and burnt no one was injured or hurt
Track came off of rail of highwall miner while tramming causing a small piece of metal to shear off striking the employee in the left leg below the knee. The employee never missed work till 5/2/2022.
Employee was working on installing a roller frame on the D-11 dozer #040, when positioning the frame they placed a hand in a pinch point and smashed fingers between the roller frame and the bogie.
Employee was using a shop hammer to remove a pin from the cutter chain on the HWM when a piece of metal coming from the pin punctured EE's right leg just above the knee.
Employee was operating a rock truck being loaded when a rock unexpectedly flopped out of the loader bucket striking the offside bed railing of the truck bouncing EE around in the cab.
Employee was cleaning up the out slope below the ALMA seam on the left hand side of Mill Seat. When the excavator took off down the slope overturning on its side down the hill. When the excavator came to rest EE took the seatbelt off and fell out of the seat striking EE's head and shoulder.
Was doing maintenance on water pump. Was moving suction line and it had an exposed wire on the bottom side. Punctured hand.
EE was in the parts yard looking for a replacement hose and stepped on a parts pallet which broke causing EE to stumble and fall.
Employee was sitting on the back of the mechanic truck and stepped down and started to turn around when EE's ankle gave causing EE to lose EE's balance and fall to the ground. EE tried to catch self with EE's right arm causing EE's injury.
Employee was removing a fan shroud from a 993K loader, when employee got left hand caught in between the shroud and the frame of the loader.
Employee was changing the belts out on a excavator. Employee was pulling on the belt tensioner when they felt a sharp pain/burning in lower back. The doctor didn't take them off work until 04/21/2021.
Exiting steps of lube trailer. Stepping off bottom step right foot became stuck in mud while the other foot was still on the step. Proceeded to fall backward hitting left side of torso on large mining truck wheel chock.