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February 12, 2026 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Active Resources, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Tripped on uneven ground at pump area by creek. Fell onto 6" stone mostly on EE's left side. This happen while EE and another EE were fishing out suction hose from the creek with a backhoe to hook up suction hose for creek pump

August 2, 2024 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Active Resources, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Building stopping in a line with other employees handing block to each other. They got mixed up and dropped block on EE's finger.

April 3, 2024 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Active Resources, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was beating a bearing off the shaft on the dryer with a sledge hammer while prying with a bar. While beating the bearing a piece of metal went into EE's eye.

August 16, 2023 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Active Resources, Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

Checking damaged wire on transformer balcony. Arc flash occurred. Fell off platform to the ground below it. Approx 3 feet.

March 7, 2022 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Active Resources, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Three men attempting to remove a large rock from raw coal belt. Two were lifting the rock, one was using a slate bar to pry. Slate bar slipped from beneath the rock striking one of the lifters in the left eye.

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