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October 18, 2023 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Management Consulting Services LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping take off a shuttle car canopy and was taking the bolts off the canopy leg. The canopy was being supported by a fork lift. Employee was taking off the last bolt of the canopy leg assembly accidentally twisted and fell catching employee's hand/finger between the canopy leg and buggy causing injury.

September 14, 2023 KY · Coal hoistman, hoist operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Management Consulting Services LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was in the surface shop and bumped a hand against a circular saw blade causing a cut on right hand. The cut was on the knuckle between the index and middle finger. Employee was taken to a medical clinic in Hazard, KY and received 4 stitches.

April 18, 2023 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Management Consulting Services LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was reaching to get a bolt plate and cut right index finger. The employee was wearing gloves when the accident occurred. The Employee required stitches in finger (5).

January 5, 2023 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Management Consulting Services LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Mantrip backed through Fly pads and ran into another ride, were an employee, getting on another ride to go turn off water. Employee stated they didn't see other ride backing up and was struck in the lower right leg.

March 30, 2022 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Management Consulting Services LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was on the operator side of roof drill installing roof strap. It was the first row of bolts in #4 entry, and employee was installing outside bolt and was trying to install strap to hold loose rock. When the T-Bar was lowered a piece of rock measuring 7' long 3' wide & 3 inches thick slid down the T-Bar and struck EE in the left lower leg and ankle.

March 25, 2022 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Management Consulting Services LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was struck by a piece of draw rock 3' long by 2' wide 4 to 6 inches thick. The rock glanced off the employees hard hat and struck right hand. Employee felt pain in neck and right hand.

February 8, 2022 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Management Consulting Services LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee injured lower left back while bending a roof bolt. The injury was diagnosed as a lower back strain.

June 4, 2021 KY · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor STRIKING OR BUMPING
Management Consulting Services LLC · Struck against stationary object

Hot sunny day. Working under the new fan house blowing holes in a metal plate for a power center. Employee was using torches while wearing all PPE. When completed task, employee was walking out of fan housing. Hard hat feel of when employee went to duck under a 62 1/2 beam. employee struck head on beam resulting in a 2 1/2 laceration on top of head.

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