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Employee was chipping tiles out of a TEMA in the prep plant. Employee was wearing safety glasses and a full-face shield. Employee felt something in the right eye and went a mirror to find a foreign debris in the right eye. Employee asked for assistance from another employee to flush eye. The employee was taken to a local optometrist and prescribed antibiotics

Employee was loading a training roller into the back of a mantrip. When roller got stuck IE lifted roller heard and felt a pop in their right arm

Employee was loading a shield into a shield trailer when the push rams activated smashing both feet

Air hose blew off barbed end of quick connect striking employee in left elbow causing a laceration

While checking the tightness of the belt on the skid steer, IE had ahold of the belt when other employee tried starting the skid steer, it pulled their right index finger into the pully and pinched it between the pully and belt.

Employee was pulling cutting motor on longwall with chain and come-along and the hook accidentally broke causing the hook to accidentally strike employee in the shoulder causing injury

IE Grabbed a rotating drill steel causing their glove to get wrapped around drill steel, jamming their fingers into their wrist

Placed ladder on uneven surface, climbed ladder with a 3" pipe on shoulder, ladder shifted causing employee to fall striking ladder and ground.

IE stated that IE was trying to unplug a chute in the prep plant screen building using a scaling bar. IE was attempting to bust up material from the chute working upwards. The debris came loose falling below. The weight of the material sloughed down the chute catching the bar. The bar springboarded upward striking the IE on the left jaw, causing a laceration requiring 13 sutures.

Employee states that employee was dragging ventilation tubing and tripped landing on knee. Employee says that the knee landed on a rock or chunk of coal.

IE was installing a roof bolt. While holding the bolt in the drilled hole, the bolt inadvertently moved, bending the bolt causing EE's hand to get caught between the drill chuck and the drill guide. This caused a laceration that required sutures.

Employee's left heel was caught between the relay bar clevis pin and the headgate debris plate, causing an avulsion to the heel requiring surgery.

Twisted Knee changing filter on scoop

IE went to the tailgate side of shear, opened the cabinet door to run the tailgate cowl off the valve bank While operating the cowl, the cabinet door closed striking their right forearm. IE was diagnosed with a hairline fracture. They returned to work their next shift

IE installed a washdown pump in the wash plant. IE stated they had opened the valve for the incoming water to the pump when impeller housing broke apart. The 4" inlet pipe came towards the employee striking the employee in the knee. On the morning of 10/6/2024, Employee began missing work on 11/12/2024.

Employee was unthreading a water hose from the wet dust truck while the hose was stretched. When the hose was undone the water hose sprung back striking the employee in the cheekbone causing a contusion just under the right eye. After further evaluation from an ophthalmology specialist, IE was diagnosed with a closed fracture of the right orbital floor on 7/9/2024.

Two bolter operators had finished bolting the mine roof, backed the roof bolter up and started to hang a section of exhaust tubing. A large piece of rock fell out from the rib striking one employee on the leg causing a deep tissue contusion. IE was unable to return to EE's normal work duties. EE was placed on restricted duty restrictions due to weight bearing on the calf muscle.

IE was moving steel pipe on a metal pallet that needed to be rearranged to a smaller length pipe. The stack gave way. Subsequently, the IE's hand was caught in a pinch point resulting in their left thumb being injured. The employee was wearing impact gloves at the time of the incident and was taken to the Hospital for further evaluation.

IE had right hand placed on top of the miner, when a piece of cap rock came down from the top and stuck the IE on the right hand, causing a laceration and fractured bone.

Smashed middle finger right hand with sledge hammer

IE was working on a belt splice. As EE was pushing on the end of the belt, EE started to slip. EE grabbed the belt chain to prevent a fall. EE felt arm pop.

Cluttered walkway on bolter.

While bolting in 3 entry on 406 bolter the bolter helper was setting the ATRS when the left side bolter operator boomed in and smashed the helper's finger between the frame over the levers and the bolter boom tray. Left middle finger is the injury.

IE was bolting on the right hand station. IE was bolting in the roof on a corner at an angle. IE had the drill box all the way up. On the way back down IE had the left foot below the drill box. Once IE got the drill box toward the bottom IE smashed the foot. IE has a broken left, big toe. IE is in a boot and on crutches. At this point IE is seeking orthopedic care.

Crew was loading a techseal bag (4000lb) on to the teachseal platform. Two of the upper straps broke. The crew was repositioning to use the lower straps. A strap pinched the right pinky finger of the IE, causing a crushing laceration to the finger. IE received 5 stitches.

Grating had been removed from a floor drain. The IE could not see the drain that was full of water and had stepped into it causing a sprain/strain to their left knee.

A fitting failed in a valve block causing hose to blow off.

Employee was walking on the second floor of the train load out to trace out a strip of heat tape for the load out waterline. The employee tripped over a used motor and pump that was out of service sitting on the floor. The employee landed on elbows causing pain to left elbow and shoulder.

Injured Employee (I.E.) was tramming a 12CM12 continuous miner (company #317) into the face and positioned on the right side. I.E. was found pinned between the continuous miner tail and the rib. Current known injuries: 7 broken ribs (right) 4 broken ribs (left) and a collapsed lung. I.E. is stable.

EE was walking through Surface Weld Shop when they slipped in a puddle, catching themselves with right arm. EE did not experience any pain as a result of the fall until next morning when they began to notice pain in shoulder. EE was referred to an Orthopedic and continued to work until 08-30-19 when they had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff.

Employee rolled EE's ankle on a piece of coal but finished EE's shift. Sought treatment on 5/8 after walking on it for a week, was released but was referred to orthopedic for closed fracture of fibula, saw ortho on 5/14 and was put in walking boot and taken off work.

IW was assisting in installing a draw bar on the pump monorail. IW was helping hold the drawbar in place as the trolley was pushed into position. IW had hand on the monorail for balance when the trolley wheel pinched IW's finger.

IE was setting up to do an alignment on a motor to pump coupling on 5mn xc 25. as ee was walking around the pump skid ee stepped off the pump skid rail, rolling foot outward. IE sustained a fracture to the 5th metatarsal bone and missed next scheduled shift on 11/14/18 making this reportable at that time.

Employee was diagnosed with bilateral carpal tunnel and had surgery on 11/12/18. Surgeons work related determination was not received by the company until January 7th, 2019. It was at this time that we accepted the claim and are filing the report for the occupational illness.

Fire Boss bumped IE's head on a pipe; later in the shift began to experience vision issues, i.e. spots/floaters. IE had a broken blood vessel in the eye which in turn caused a torn retina. It appeared to be a result of the bump to IE's head. IE had laser surgery to repair the retina on 11-2. IE has unrelated existing retina pathology in other eye.

Employee reported ongoing shoulder pain in August, but has no specific event or incident. IE had surgery on 10/25/18 for repair of the bicep tendon, rotator cuff and labrum. Clinical findings were bicep tendonitis, AC joint arthrosis, fraying of the distal supraspinatus tendon, etc. Surgical report received 11/8/18.

IE caught left hand (second and third finger) in fan area of roof bolt machine.

Injured worker was involved with a slip, trip and fall incident in which the IW fell striking EE's head on the mine floor. IW was taken to the emergency room and immediately released to full duty. IW remained working, but continued to experience symptoms related to the injury. IW's first loss time date was on 10/25/2018.

IE was cutting a hole in belt to put rope through to pull belt. EE was cutting right to left. Left hand was on the belt, knife was in the right. The left hand was cut on top of the hand when right hand continued it's direction of travel after knife blade broke. IE was wearing EE's cut-proof gloves at the time of the incident. This was submitted in Oct., but it's not on the DRS.

Contract miner was injured while cutting rib mesh away from a bolt. The employee was outby the stageloader on the off-walkway side. Miner was struck in the arm and hand by a piece of rock that had fallen from behind the mesh. The miner received two broken bones in the hand requiring medical treatment.

IE was climbing down from belt structure during the section belt move. IE had both hands on the structure chain & stepped off the structure. The IE contacted 2nd chain & hook caught on the inner seam of pant leg. IE stepped off the structure the hook caught IE. IE transported to the ER for treatment and received sutures to close the wound.

IE was hanging cable with two drill steels. One came apart IE in mouth chipping one tooth and knocking one out.

IE was bolting in face. As IE was drilling IE's drill bit would not make a hold due to angle and was just spinning off of desired mark in a downward direction. As IE did IE's drill wrench came loose out of drill chuck and due to angle of drill steel caused the wrench to be propelled at IE's station, striking IE in the face on lower jaw.

IW was roof bolting. IW was holding the bolt with the plate above hand and just above the stationary portion of the jaw assembly. As the IW fed the bolt into the hole, the bolt caught on a ledge in the hole causing the bolt to bend smashing the IW's right little finger between the bolt and stationary portion of the jaw assembly.

A plant operator was helping lift a piece of HDPE pipe to reconnect the bent sieve circuit. Another employee was lifting the pipe but was having difficulty getting it into place. The IE employee stepped onto the top of the bent sieve bin and at this time, the pipe shifted, knocking the IE off balance causing IE to fall.

IE was installing roll pins in the flights in the feeder. IE was driving them in with a hammer and missed striking IE's left thumb, which was holding the pin with the hammer. The blow caused the thumbnail to be removed from the cuticle and exposed. The IE received sutures.

IE attempted to catch the drill steel with right hand and the drill steel struck 4th digit finger. IE informed supervisor. Once IE arrived home after shift, IE removed first aid gauze and sought medical treatment since laceration would not stop bleeding. The emergency room diagnosed IE with a laceration and fracture to the tip of IE's finger.

Miner checking HG Sprocket area for rib bolt. Upper & lower doors open, upper door put back, not seated. Injured contractor put the lower door in place, reached up & grabbed the pin/anchor tab. Tab slipped off the lug pinching finger between tab and lug. Wound was cleaned & EE refused further trtmnt. On 3/26, we found that EE visited the ER after the incident & received sutures.

Employee went in to collect seal samples that needed to be tested. EE drove in to 9 East as far as ee could, then lifted the box & carried it to truck. EE didn't seek medical attention until June & was diagnosed with a bilateral inguinal hernia on 6/14/18. The mine was notified of the June 28 diagnosis as work related on July 6.

IE was installing monorail hangers for the pump monorail. IE drilled the hole & installed the bolt. The drill box was raised to extend the second stage. IE had placed hand at the top of the first stage of drill mast frame. As IE lowered the drill box IE's fingers were caught between the second & first stages. IE broke one finger and dislocated another requiring surgery on 8/4.