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October 22, 2024 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

EE, WHO ORIGINALLY REPORTED EE WAS RAN OVER, IS AS OF 12/10/2024 ALLEDGING THAT EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SURFACE AREA OF THE MINE, AND THAT EE TRIPPED OVER THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT, HITTING EE'S HEAD.

October 20, 2023 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

EE was attempting to investigate a problem with a shuttle car. EE slipped and started to fall. Trying to stop EE's fall, EE reached out EE's hand-cutting two fingers.

August 9, 2023 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Falcon Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

RIDING MANTRIP WHEN MANTRIP HIT THE RIB ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND COAL AND ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS RIDING MANTRIP.

November 5, 2014 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Falcon Coal Corporation · Unclassified, insufficient data

While rock dusting, employee injured his hand cleaning rock duster hopper.

February 9, 2012 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Falcon Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An accident on the date of 2/9/12 resulted in a continuous miner operator/helper being crushed between the miner's tail boom and the coal rib. This inflicted a fractured let femur to the victim.

July 18, 2011 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE stated that he was taking lids off the scoop batteries when he hurt his back.

November 20, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning out rock duster when he cut his finger.

August 8, 2005 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Falcon Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

The shuttle car was tramming away from miner up an incline of app. 6 degrees. The shuttle car came off point while tramming and drifted backward hitting the rib and miner before stopping. As the shuttle car hit the miner and rib, the employee was also hit.

February 12, 2005 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was found lying on his back. We assume that he slipped and fell on the ice while he was cleaning up at the mine site.

November 10, 2003 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator NO VALUE FOUND
Falcon Coal Corp · No Value Found

IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING A BELT MOTOR TO BRING OUTSIDE, WHEN EE'S ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MANTRIP AND BELT MOTOR.

June 4, 2003 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Falcon Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS SITTING IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT, WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS.

March 19, 2003 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING CANOPY ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CANOPY SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER.

February 17, 2003 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Falcon Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

OPERATING ROOFBOLTER, WHEN A ROCK FELL CATCHING HIS LEG BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.

August 22, 2002 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Falcon Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE PULLED THE ROOF BOLTER INTO THE FACE AREA; HE THEN SET THE ATRS. A ROCK FELL IN BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND CANOPY, HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD/NECK AREA.

February 18, 2002 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Falcon Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MINER WAS MOVING FROM 13 TO 12 HEADING. THE MINER BACKED OUT PAST THE LAST OPEN XCUT. WHEN PULLING FORWARD AND TURNING LEFT, EE WENT TO THE OFF SIDE OF THE MINER TO HOLD THE CABLE UP, SO T HE MINER WOULD NOT GET ON THE CABLE. WHILE MINER MOVED FORWARD, A PIECE OF ROCK ON TOP OF THE MINER CAUGHT THE RIGHT RIB, PUSHING ROCK ACROSS MINER AND PUSHING EE AGAINST RIB.

November 13, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Falcon Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS THE BOLTER WAS BEING TRAMMED BACKWARDS IN A NARROW PLACE, EE TRIED TO GET BY THE BOLTER AS ITWAS MOVING AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOLTER ANDRIB.

October 18, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S KNEES HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM THE LAST THREE DAYS WHILE HE OPERATED/HELPED ON THE PINNER. THEN ON 10/18/01 HE LEFT WORK EARLY BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTHERING HIM REALLY BAD.

July 7, 2001 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING WITH A CREW OF MEN ON THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL THAT WWAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE MINER FELL OFF AND HIT HIS FOOT.

March 8, 2001 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE FROM ONE SIDE OF ENTRY TO ANOTHER THE PINNER CABLE WAS PULLED TIGHT AND BECAME CAUGHT, FALLING AND HITTING EE ON THE BACK.

January 1, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

AS EE WAS PLACING GLUE ON TOP OF PINNER, HIS BACK GAVE OUT.

October 30, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EE WAS GETTING ON A BUGGY, HE LOST HIS BALANCE WEDGING HIS KNEE BETWEEN BUGGIES.

October 5, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

April 6, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Falcon Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EE WAS DRILLING, HE WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE THE STEEL OUT AND APPARENTLY TE WRENCH BROKE/ SLIPPED AND HIS HAND SLIPPED.

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