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An unplanned roof fall occurred in a cross cut of the slope track extension.

The Emerald #1 Elevator went down at 10:25am on Jan 8th due to a broken buffer switch. The elevator was down until aprox 6:30pm when the issue was corrected and the elevator was back in service.

The hoist car went down at 1:40am and was put back in service at 2:15am. The "E" stop was in and needed pulled out.

Installing 2' by 2' plate on raw coal screen and strained back when the plate slipped. The employee required physical therapy. This is being turned in as a medical treatment incident.

Walked through gate encountering cobwebs and large spider which alarmed employee causing him to instinctively react in swatting motion. Struck elbow on post of fence. Was later treated at hospital for blood clot

Walking slope belt and slipped. Grabbed rail to catch himself and pulled his shoulder. He required Physical Therapy (which he began attending on 10/13) and is being turned in as a medical treatment.

#9 Escape capsule was inoperative due to a bad transformer. This was found during regular scheduled electrical checks. Miners were notified and all mining was stopped until the transformer was replaced at aprox 9:15am.

#1 Elevator was taken out of service due to suspected beam wear

Employee was walking and slipped, causing him to fall against and onto NM belt. The incident resulted in a laceration needing stitches.

Emerald hoist car reported out of service at 11:18 pm. Hoist rope overlapped itself. Both agencies were notified. Back in service at 11:57 pm.

The #1 Portal Elevator was reported out of service at 1:51 AM. There was a processor fault and had to be reset. Mon Valley Integration has been contacted to re-program processor. Elevator back in service at 2:51 AM.

The #1 Portal elevator was reported out of service at 10:06 PM. There was a processor fault and had to be reset. The elevator was back in service at 10:49 PM.

Employee was passenger in mantrip that was bumped by a motor. Employee had some pain in back at time of incident. Did not seek physical therapy until Sept 8th. Has not missed any days work but will be reported as a Medical Treatment for physical therapy.

Employees left pinky & ring finger were struck by a jack bar while helping another employee jack on the Rockdust tanks

Emerald #1 elevator went down at 4:03 am on 5/30/2015 due to a PLC fault. The elevator was down until 5:18 am when the PLC fault was cleared and the elevator was put back in service.

Felt pain in left knee and hip while working on locomotive. Diagnosed with moderate degenerative changes of posterior horn medial meniscus. Had surgery on left knee 4/4/16

The injured was lifting a bucket of bits for the LW shearer and felt pain in his right groin area. He was diagnosed with a hernia and scheduled for surgery. He is a lost time accident.

The injured was lifting his tool bag when he felt pain in his lower right back. The injured was diagnosed with a lower back strain. The employee continues to work but is receiving chiropractic treatment and is being reported as a Medical Treatment Accident.

The injured was cutting off a motor from the slope car. He told slope operator to pull slope car out of mine but the motor did not uncouple. When slope car pulled up it took the motor with it. The injured's left foot got caught under the frame of the motor. He suffered a bruised left heel.

The injured was removing a plug from a hydraulic cylinder on a longwall shield. When he removed the staple, the plug shot out under pressure and struck the injured in the left hand causing a laceration between his left index and middle finger which required two sutures. This is being reported as a Medical Treatment accident.

The injured was unloading a timber jack and felt pain in his lower back. This is being reported as a medical treatment because the injured received Physical Therapy.

The injured was tightening the brake adjustment on the slope hoist. The wrench he was using slipped off the nut and the injured fell back and struck his head. He received a laceration that required two sutures. This is being reported as a medical treatment accident.

The slope hoist was down from 11:00 am till 5:30 pm on 3/24/2015. The auxilary brake on the hoist gear box was sticking. This condition was repaired and the hoist put back in service.

Motor ran into mantrip.

Motor ran into mantrip.

Motor ran into mantrip.

The injured was lifting a power cord on the longwall face and felt a pain in his back. His first day off work was 3/06/2015

The injured was pushing a drill steel into the roof while roof bolting and felt pain in his abdomen. The injured was diagnosed with a hernia. His first missed day was 03/04/2015.

The injured was traveling as a passenger in a jeep. As they pulled up over a hill in the D1 section a mantrip was parked which the operator of the jeep did not see in time to stop and the jeep collided with the parked mantrip. The injured suffered a back strain and is receiving physical therapy and therefore is being reported as a Medical Treatment Incident.

The injured was traveling as a passenger in a jeep. As they pulled up over a hill in the D1 section a mantrip was parked which the operator of the jeep did not see in time to stop and the jeep collided with the parked mantrip. The injured suffered a back strain and is receiving physical therapy and therefore is being reported as a Medical Treatment Incident.

The injured was traveling as a passenger in a jeep. As they pulled up over a hill in the D1 section a mantrip was parked which the operator of the jeep did not see in time to stop and the jeep collided with the parked mantrip. The injured suffered a back strain and is receiving physical therapy and therefore is being reported as a Medical Treatment Incident.

While hoisting the LW shearer out of the mine on a dolly the shearer shifted and came partially off the dolly 800 feet from the top of the slope. The shearer was re-secured to the dolly and hoisted the rest of the way out of the slope at 7:00 PM of the same day.

The elevator at Emerald #1 mine at #1 portal went down at 3:50 am on January 27, 2015 and was repaired and running by 6:15 am that same shift. The midnight electrician found a stuck buffer switch and repaired it.

While walking to throw a switch the injured sprained his ankle when he stepped on a wedge. The injured continued to work and has not missed work. He is receiving Physical Therapy for his injury as of 2/6/2015 and is now being reported as a Medical Treatment accident.

The Emerald #1 Elevator went down when ice which had accumulated in the shaft broke loose and damaged two buffer switches. Schindler Elevator arrived at 1:45 PM and replaced the buffer switches and the elevator was back in service at 3:15 PM.

The injured was hanging the continuous miner cable when he felt a pop in his left shoulder. The injured has continued to work but has started receiving Physical therapy on 2/6/15 and is now being reported as a Medical Treatment.

The injured was lifting the continuous miner cable when he strained his back. The injured's first day off was 1/2/2015.

Emerald mine has been notified that an employee has filed claim that he suffered a work related hearing loss from working at the Emerald Mine. This incident is being filed as an occupational illness due to repeated trauma. EE retired on 1/1/2014.

Emerald mine has been notified that an employee has filed claim that he suffered a work related hearing loss from working at the Emerald Mine. This incident is being filed as an occupational illness due to repeated trauma.

Emerald mine has been notified that an employee has filed claim that he suffered a work related hearing loss from working at Emeralld Mine. This incident is being filed as an occupational illness due to repeated trauma.

The injured was making up a roof bolt along side the continuous miner when a piece of coal (10" by 11" by 8") fell and struck him in the wrist.

The injured was carrying a dust bar and he felt pain in his left bicep. An MRI revealed a full thickness tear of the anterior portion of the supraspinatus w/associated tendinosis (tendinosis is chronic degeneration without inflammation). This accident is being reported as occupational illness do to repeated trauma.

While loading a glue pump into a jeep the back end of the pump fell on the injured' s right wrist.

The #1 elevator was removed from service at 12:35 am for a bad DBG Roller on the car. The roller was replaced and the DGB was adjusted. The elevator was tested and returned to service at 3:23 am.

While putting a scoop on charge the injured dropped the battery lid on his left thumb.

The #1 Elevator was reported out of service at 9:22 am. There was cut cable to the bottom overtravel limit switch and a broken slow down vane. Both were repaired and the elevator put back in service at 3:30 pm.

The #1 elevator was reported out of service at 7:49 pm. A buffer switch was found to be damaged by falling ice. the buffer switch was replaced and the shaft was checked for any additional ice. The elevtor was returned to service at 9:00 pm.

During a 60 day safety test on #1 The elevator did not pass the governor test and was taken out of service at 11:20 am. Repairs were made and the car was returned to service at 12:20 pm.

The injured slipped and fell while moving a rail. He caught himself with his right arm and sprained his wrist. He continued to work at his normal job. He continued to have pain in his wrist and received and injection in his wrist on 11/20/14. This is being reported as a Medical Treatment accident.

The injured was walking an air course while making a weekly examination when he began feeling pain in his left knee. The injured has continued to work but the pain continues. An x-ray showed degenerative conditions in the injured's knee from repeated trauma from years of working in the coal mine. The injured continues to work and is receiving physical therapy.