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August 14, 2018 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company · Struck by flying object

While attempting to start a D10 Cat Dozer, a section of the dash board burst causing glass to be blown out and causing a cut on the employee's arm that required the wound to be sutured.

May 24, 2016 KY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The lab employee was lifting a coal sample bag and pulled or strained their right bicep

June 18, 2015 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was attempting to pump water from the pond and as he was approaching the water pump, he fell in the spillway bruising his left elbow and left thigh

June 9, 2015 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped up onto the push arm of the D65PX-17 Dozer and his muddy boot slipped off of the step and since he was holding onto the grab iron, (handhold), it spun him around straining his back

June 4, 2015 KY · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on 06/04/2015, employee drove the vehicle to the upper plant gate and as he was locking the gate, he noticed that the vehicle was rolling and as he ran to catch it, he fell injuring his neck and lacerating his forehead.

April 24, 2015 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The packing slip had been removed from a palletized box and in order to ascertain the contents of the box, EE slid the box around and strained his lower back

March 31, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The serviceman had finished servicing the D10N Dozer, stepped off of the push arm, and while holding onto the handhold, he stepped onto the ground while turning around and twisted his back resulting in a muscle sprain.

March 12, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Mr. Hatfield had assisted in moving the port-a-potty, and upon entering his service truck, he experienced pain & a burning sensation in his hips and legs.

February 23, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The equipment serviceman slipped and fell on ice while servicing a light plant

November 24, 2014 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The injured laborer was stabilizing a top perlin across the basket of the man lift which was being operated by another contractor and his arm became trapped between the new building structure and the man lift basket resulting in broken Radius and Ulna bones of the lower left forearm.

November 4, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountainside Coal Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured worker, was sharpening a chisel when a sliver of metal from the chisel became dislodged, sailed over the top of his safety glasses and embedded in his right eye

April 18, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountainside Coal Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The mechanic was hammering a hard bar pin into a D10 Dozer and a piece of the pin broke off and became embedded in his left thigh

April 9, 2014 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee was watching another employee hydroseeding with the hose when the other employee lost his footing & stumbled & employee ran to assist the other employee, fell and rolled down the slope, pulling the muscles in his neck.

March 15, 2014 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

The Dozer operator was tramming backward in a shot when the track slipped off of a boulder and injured his left side soft tissue in the rib area

January 6, 2014 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee leaned over to start the fuel pump and when he pulled the engine start rope, he felt a stinging, burning sensation in his left upper chest.

August 14, 2013 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Co · Flash burns (welding)

Two welders were welding on the auger, the injured employee was helping the two welders hold the metal that they were welding. The flash from the welding burned the injured employee's eyes, resulting in his eye sight being limited.

October 26, 2012 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee turned the A/C unit on and an unidentified object flew into the employees eye.

October 5, 2012 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was standing on the bumper of the truck checking his oil, as he started to descend down off the bumper of the truck he lost his balance and as he was reaching out to hold his self the employees index finger was lacerated on an unidentified object.

July 12, 2012 KY · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was exiting the excavator, as he stepped down on the track he lost his balance due to the track being wet and twisted his left knee.

April 4, 2012 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountainside Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying a bolt out of an A/C Compressor on a D10N employee back went out causing him to fall to the ground.

March 6, 2012 KY · Coal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal · Struck by falling object

Employee placed his right hand in a pinch point area of the roller and boggie pins while trying to install a chain before performing work on the roller.

October 5, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was prying on a block of coal in the hopper, employees hand slipped off of the pry bar hitting the corner of the hopper resulting in lacerating his right finger, where he received four stitches.

July 18, 2011 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing the chip deflector and replacing a new bit. Employee was using a pipe to unstop the drill bit and the bit blew out rock fragments into the employee arms and chest.

January 13, 2011 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Inc · Fall from machine

Service Tech. was atempting to climb up on a dozer, as he grabbed the hand rail his hand slipped off the rail, resulting in the employee slipping backward and falling on the ground landing on his back.

December 16, 2010 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Stepped out of truck and took a few steps and employees feet flew out from under him, resulting in hitting his head and knocking him out for a brief period.

December 7, 2010 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking up the haul road and slipped on the icy road resulting in a right arm fracture.

November 20, 2010 TN · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was cutting on the bed of a 777C Rock Truck and the springy part of the metal broke and threw the employee approx. 2 feet in the air and as employee came down the metal landed on his left fore arm causing a small laceration on employee's forearm needing 8 stitches.

January 12, 2010 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mountainside Coal · Struck by falling object

Employee was getting loaded and a rock fell from the highwall hitting the truck on the rear corner of the bed, causing the operator to have pain to his shoulder

November 4, 2009 TN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was decending down the ladder of his loader. When he approached the bottom step of the ladder his feet slipped off the step, resulting in him losing his balance and landing on his back.

September 8, 2009 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was decending down the side of the D11R Dozer, as he stepped down on the pusharm his right leg slipped causing him to fall to the ground, resulting in pain to his right knee.

August 20, 2009 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was ascending up the ladder of his loader, when he slipped due to wet conditions from the coal pit, causing employee to hurt his right arm.

August 13, 2009 TN · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding on a piece of metal. While doing so a small piece of metal shaving flew through the side of employee's safety glasses, resulting in the metal shaving embedding in his right eye.

April 8, 2009 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting metal out of the bed of his pick - up truck, as he was shifting his weight to throw the metal from the truck he felt a sharp pain run up his left side.

February 17, 2009 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was mounting up the ladder of a 992C loader to service the transmission fluid. As he approched the top step the oil hose reel unlocked, causing the hose to jerk the employee, resulting in him loosing his balance and falling off the loader.

January 14, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountainside Coal Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying on bar it slipped hitting the employee in the left eye lid resulting in him getting four (4) sticthes in his left eye lid.

December 16, 2008 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing down ladder of 988F loader and as he approached the ground he twisted his foot and slipped on a block of coal causing him to fall to the ground landing on a block of coal resulting in a laceration of 1-1/2 " to his left thumb.

December 4, 2008 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was unloading a water pump from the bed of the F350 truck. The truck bed was slick due to rainy weather, therefore as he was descending the truck bed with one foot out and one foot in, he slipped on the wet surface falling to the ground. Twisted his right ankle, resulting in it swelling.

November 11, 2008 TN · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding on a 777C Rock Truck Bed, and a piece of Slag flew up and struck the employee below the left eye, causing a mild burn below his eye.

November 1, 2008 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mountainside Coal Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was backing up the dump with a 777C Rock Truck and stated that he either blacked out or fell asleep and over traveled the dump resulting in the truck over turning.

October 22, 2008 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down the ladder of the 777C rock truck and as he approached the last step, it swung under the bottom of the truck resulting in the employee falling to the ground landing on his right side.

July 10, 2008 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was tighting roller bolt on D11R dozer, Employee was lying on his back while tighting bolt and socket spun off head of bolt causing metal shavings to fly in employee eye, Employee did have safety glasses on

June 6, 2008 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

D9R dozer operator was traveling in reverse and struck a 777C rock truck in the rear, the rock truck was also traveling in reverse. The D9R operator states he didn't see the rock truck as he began to go in reverse, the rock truck driver also states he did not see the D9R dozer through his mirrors as he was traveling in reverse.

April 28, 2008 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was taking out top pin of 992C Loader boom, (Boom Pin) while pushing up on the pin employee felt sharp pain in his lower left side below his rib cage, causing him to pull a muscle.

April 25, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking from auger and while doing so he twisted his right ankle on unlevel pit floor.

April 1, 2008 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

While climbing up ladder employees left foot slipped off first step of ladder

March 18, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting 45lbs wet hole bag from truck and was placing it into the drill hole (blast hole) Doing so Employees back began to hurt.

February 25, 2008 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped while mounting truck. Employee grabbed railing and pulled.

January 28, 2008 TN · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing off of the bed of the hydro seeder truck; he slipped causing him to fall to the ground landing on his right elbow.

January 24, 2008 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down the ladder of the truck he had been driving and slipped catching his foot/ankle in the step causing him to fall to the ground.

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