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August 11, 2008 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Coal Holdings I LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking around booster pump house located near the refuse dump when he tripped over a heater stored behind the building. He received a laceration to his right knee requiring 7 stitches.

November 4, 2007 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Coal Holdings I LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was alone on the 3rd floor of the plant when he fell approximately 20 feet to the ground floor.

August 23, 2007 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Coal Holdings I LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was dismounting a Cat D-9R dozer when he slipped and fell. *He did not start missing work until 12/10/07.

January 2, 2007 WV · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Patriot Coal Holdings I LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was removing hardware from power pole that was laying on the ground. He was pulling old "buttground" off pole with his hands. His hands slipped causing him to lose his balance. He stepped back and stepped on a nail that was in a board that was hidden by mud.

March 23, 2006 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Patriot Coal Holdings I LLC · Struck against a moving object

Driver entered right hand turn on haulage road. Driver claimed the load shifted in his trailer and overturned the tractor & trailer. *Amendment: Per call, did not happen on Remington Prep Plant property. Not reportable to MSHA because it did not happen on any mine property.

November 8, 2004 WV · Coal miner, prospector, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Patriot Coal Holdings I LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee filed a hearing loss claim with West Virginia worker's compensation on 11-8-04 employee is currently working.

November 1, 2004 WV · Coal miner, prospector, nec DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Patriot Coal Holdings I LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee has filed an occupational pneumoconiosis claim with West Virginia Worker's Compensation. Last site worked on is 4608685.

October 15, 2004 WV · Coal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Patriot Coal Holdings I LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Ee was cutting steel pipe w/torch & the water inside pipe caused piece of hot slag to enter left ear.

March 4, 2001 WV · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patriot Coal Holdings I LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON REF AREA WHEN HE FELL ON RIGHT ELBOW AND HAND. EE DID NOT NOTIFY EMPLOYER OF INJURY (REASON FOR LOST TIME) UNTIL 3-29-01, WHEN HIS WORKERS COMP CLAIM WAS RECEIVED.

December 27, 2000 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Patriot Coal Holdings I LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS MOVING REFUSE WITH AN ENDLOADER. HE HIT AROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD WHILE TWISTING HIS UPPER BODY. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

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