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Employee pulled hard to open a track switch, switch opened easy causing him to pull a muscle in his left rib.
The injured ee was re-arranging miner cable on the mine floor when he fell backwards onto his back. The ee continued to work; a few minutes later he stated he felt back pain. He was treated on the section and transported to the surface where an ambulance transported him to the local hospital.
In the process of building a brattice; the ee was placing a block when another ee tossed him another block-catching the injured ee's finger between the blocks, resulting in a fracture to the tip of the finger. There was no medical attention administered, only diagnostic and first aid.
The ee was injured while spot bolting one-break outby the #6 heading. The bolt rotated when the ee attempted to place the bolt into the drilled hole. His little finger was caught between the bolt and drill chuck resulting in a laceration and fracture to the finger.
The ee was injured as a result of a man bus derailment. In an attempt to re-rail the man bus a ratchet type jack was placed under one corner of the man bus and two crib blocks were placed under the center to rest the frame. The jack handle suddenly released upward striking the ee on the left side of the face resulting in a temporal fracture.
The roof bolter operators left hand was caught in a pinch point when the offside operator engaged the control to lower the ATRS. This resulted in fractures to the ee's left hand.
The Human Resources Department received notification on 3/17/14 that the ee has been diagnosed with CWP.
The ee was installing a roof bolt and lifted his left hand to hold the plate in position. His left middle finger was caught between the plate and mine roof. The ee received a laceration to the finger requiring several sutures.
The ee was struck in the face with a 4" water line. The empty discharge line was struck by the shuttle car and in the turn hit the ee in the face. The ee was dazed but stated that he was ok and completed his shift. Later the ee went to the hospital and it was determined he had three fractures to his jaw.
The ee was in the process of tramming miner and the machine became fouled. The ee de-energized the miner and was traveling on the right side of the machine when a piece of rock measuring 12" X 11.5" X 5' rolled out and pinned his right leg between the rock and mine floor resulting in two breaks to the tibia.
The EE was unloading a leaf spring at the end of the track. The EE lost his footing and fell into the manbus-pinching his right hand between the spring and the manbus,resulting in injury to two of his fingers.
On 6/26/13 Dominion Coal received notification from MSHA that the ee had exercised his option to work in a low dust area.
EE had finished installing roof bolts and was advancing the line curtain to provide ventilation to the face. He raised himself up off his knees and felt a tightness in his left knee. EE was administered first aid and transported to the surface where he was taken to the local hospital.
A utility man was injured when the rubber tired vehicle he was riding was struck by a second vehicle. The ee (passenger) was exiting the mine at the end of his shift when the second vehicle which had been parked in a crosscut suddenly and unexpectedly backed out and into the path of travel.
The ee stepped into a muddy spot, while removing his foot from the mud he experienced back pain. The ee finished his shift & worked the remainder of the week before seeking medical attention. This ee has had surgery to his back following a reportable incident in 2008. The doctors office informs SunCoke that "he will likely continue to have problems at work or not" (3/18/2013).
EE had finished a cut and was backing the miner out of the face. EE began to install curtain and was reaching to put up the curtain and he felt a "pop" in his right knee. He was transported to the local hospital.
EE was pulling cable on a roof bolter when he felt a "pop" in his left knee. He continued to work but the knee "popped" again. The ee later reported pain in his knee & went to the local hospital for exam. He was referred to a panel dr. for a follow-up.
The ee was crossing the belt near #3 belt drive when he hurt his hand and arm. The ee received fractures to his left hand and left arm.
A scoop operator received lacerations to his middle and ring fingers on his left hand when he was moving a shuttle car and the shuttle car dropped off of a small ledge in the mine floor. He had positioned his left hand outside the shuttle car compartment and his fingers were smashed between the operators deck and the mine floor.
The Human Resource Department received notification from the U.S. Dept. of Labor that the ee had participated in a medical examination authorized by the Federal Mine & Safety Act and this examination indicated that the ee has a sufficient degree of pneumoconiosis.
The superintendent was given letter of correspondence by employee from the dr. on 1/14/13. The employee has been diagnosed as having CWP.
The ee was hauling loose material from a settling pond and stepped from the cab onto the dump bed steps to check the placement of material. The ee was standing on the 3rd step when the step collapsed. The ee was holding on to the top of the bed and did not fall to the ground, but did slip down and made contact with the broken step-resulting in a laceration to the leg.
The employee has been diagnosed with Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis(CWP) Dominion Coal was notified of this illness 12/10/2012. Employee is current off work for other medical. Dominion was notified by a medical doctor.
The ee had traveled by scoop to T-Section intake to retrieve conveyor belt to supply a belt move on another section of the mine. The ee inserted a chain through the layers of belt that were on the mine floor & jumped across the belt to the opposite side. He felt a "pop" in his right knee resulting in pain & swelling to the knee.
A belt person uncoupled a 2" waterline on the off-side of the #7 main line belt. He placed the 20' joint of water line across the belt to the track side to reconnect the line. The injured ee slid across the belt & as he stood up his feet slipped on the muddy mine floor resulting in the ee falling & striking his right hip on the track side belt rail resulting in a bruised muscle.
A 3rd shift crew was assigned to advance the belt one break. They had trammed the feeder out of the way and were in the process of moving the feeder cable when an ee pulling the feeder cable received a shock from a damaged shuttle car cable laying on the muddy mine floor in the #4 crosscut. As a result of the shock the ee fell to the mine floor striking his back on 3 crib blocks.
The supply tram had derailed and the ee was in the process of rerailing the tram using a hydraulic jack to lift the arm. A pin in the jack bar bracket inadvertently came out of the jack resulting in injury to the ee's ring finger on his right hand/being caught between the jack bar and the equipment. The ee received 3 sutures to close the laceration.
An electrician was working on an airlock door located near the portal of the mine. The electrician was dismantling the guard for the roll-up garage type door used as the outby airlock door. The guard suddenly moved upward pinching 2 fingers on his right hand resulting in lacerations to his middle and index fingers requiring 3 sutures to close the lacerations.
EE was walking up steps to office door and failed to raise foot high enough for step resulting in the toe of his shoe catching the step causing him to fall onto the floor and into the door jam. Suffered minor abrasions to right leg and left cheek of face. No first aid was required.
On 7/5/2012 Dominion Coal received notification from MSHA that the ee had exercised his option to work in a low dust area.
The ee was in the process of moving a trash dumpster using an endloader at the Slate Creek Portal. He had dismounted the loader and was walking across the level surface area when he tripped and fell resulting in a fracture to his right ankle. He was taken to Clinch Valley Medical Center for treatment.
A loaded shuttle car damaged the ventilation curtain leaving the #3 heading. The ee repaired the curtain and placed a rock on the bottom of the curtain to hold the curtain in place. The ee received a laceration to his left hand from the sharp edges of the draw rock - requiring four sutures.
A third shift utility crew was dismantling a conveyor belt take-up unit. The ee attempted to block up the unit to allow a scoop bucket to be positioned under the unit. The take-up inadvertently slid off the scoop bucket resulting in the ee's right hand being caught-between a metal block and a piece of angle iron located on the mine floor.
The SC operator was making a right turn into the #3 heading when ee over steered SC & struck a row of timbers. The ee alleged that he moved over & raised up in his seat to avoid being hit by the timbers & struck his head on the mine roof. The ee had 12" of clearance over his hard hat. This report is being submitted under protest. The ee resigned on 5/7/12.(attachment to follow)
A shuttle car operator was installing a ventilation curtain in the #5 crosscut when her foot became stuck in the mud causing her to trip and twist her right knee. The ee reported the incident to her foreman & continued her regular duties. The EE continued to work her regular shift-until 5-2-12 when she went to the doctor & he told her to take off from work for the next 3 days.
A scoop op.was traveling in the #3 entry. The life line for the secondary escape way was on the right side of the entry over the scoop op's compartment. The life line became hooked on the deck of the scoop and as the operator made a right turn the life line and spool became tangled and entered the operator's compartment and struck the op. in the upper lip resulting in a laceration.
The employee was bolting in the #6 heading. The height was approximately 8 feet which is abnormal for this seam. The operator had completed drilling the hole for the bolt and was lowering the drill boom when his middle finger on his left hand was caught-between a hydraulic fitting on the drill pot motor and the drill boom.
The 3rd shift utility crew had locked-out the R-2 belt & were removing slack from the belt. The day shift section crew stopped at the R-2 drive & found the belt was locked-out. The day shift electrician thought the lock on the cathead was a lock he had placed, and had lost the key to the lock. The lock was knocked off & the belt energized resulting in the incident.
The tram stopped at the #4 belt drive to give the belt man a ride to the #3 drive. As the tram left the #4 drive the hood of the belt man's jacket caught on a roof bolt & he was pulled over the back of the operator's compartment of the tram. This injury resulted in a laceration requiring 16 stitches to the employee's chin from his jacket zipper.
The 2nd shift production crew was exiting the mine on a Mac 8 rubber tired mantrip near break 18 when a slate bar that was located on the mantrip caught the mine floor resulting in the bar being impaled into the upper leg of an ee that was seated on the left side of the man trip. The ee was taken to the hospital were surgery was performed to remove the slate bar.
The ee was positioned in the operator's compartment with the driver of manbus. The bus traveled near break #36 the mine height changed from 72" to 54" quickly resulting in the belt man's head contacting the mine roof due to not being positioned low enough to provide vertical clearance. The belt man received an abrasion to the forehead.
The roof bolter operator had completed drilling a 5 ft. test hole that required using 3 sections of drill steel. As the operator removed the lower section of drill steel the 2nd section fell on the drill head, striking the operator on the lower lip resulting in a laceration which required 5 sutures to close the wound.
The ee was attempting to remove a rock from the chute of the #1 belt dump over point that had gobbed off. As the ee moved the rock - a piece of metal band that could not be seen by the ee cut through his gloved hand resulting in a laceration to his ring finger on his right hand. The ee received 5 sutures to close the laceration.
The contract employee entered the mine at 9:00 a.m. He stated to two co-workers that he had injured his back over the weekend. At 1:05 p.m. he called to the mine surface and alleged to the mine superintendent that he had injured his back at the #5 belt drive. Abby Contractors is controverting the workers compensation claim.
The ee was injured when he tried to put the rub rail back on the miner. The ee stated that he felt his knee "pop".
The ee alleges an injury to his back while dismounting a personnel carrier. On August 18th the ee denied any event that caused injury. The ee left the mine and mine property on his own without medical assistance.
The employee was using a scoop to transport his tool box to a different location. The incident has been investigated and the employee has been interviewed but the cause is unknown. The ee was taken to the hospital for examination and was released to full duty but did not work. The mine was notified on 7/29/11 that the employee was being treated for a head injury.
Due to an accumulation of water in the #4 heading the bolter crew was experiencing vacuum problems on roof bolter. The employee changed the dust bags and was cleaning the mud and coal particles from the dump valve canister. His right hand was caught in the dump valve due to his co-operator setting the stab jack on the machine which also activates the dump valve canister.
The employee was cutting a plastic band from a bundle of roof bolts using a Schefield lock-blade knife. He had placed the knife under the plastic band and was pulling toward himself when the knife struck him in the lower lip resulting in a laceration to his lip requiring six stitches to close the wound.
Two employees were installing leaky feeder cable. After the cable was installed the two employees were attempting to remove the cable spool from the cart when the reel moved and caught the ee's middle finger on her right hand between the reel and the cart frame resulting in a laceration to the tip of her finger.