Marion County Coal Resources, Inc. safety activity

Using FCT to pull cable slack with loops of cable tied to a drill steel placed on the FCT while in the 8 West belt entry. Injured was holding drill steel to keep the rope from pulling off, but the rope pulled off anyways and the drill steel came back and struck them in upper left leg resulting in a contusion. No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or PPE.

The mine received a Self-Insured Employer Decision on 3/16/26 from a medical report dated 12/18/25. The report identifies a 10% permanent partial disability possibly from occupational pneumoconiosis. Specific date and time of actual disease contraction is unknown.

Injured was using 28 center bolter in St Leo Mains 3-2 at 148 block. They had a drill steel laying on the tray above the drill controls and it was struck by the boom, flipping up and hitting them in chest resulting in a contusion. No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or PPE.

Injured was striking a panline rack bar to get the panline to line up together on the 7W Longwall setup face when a piece of their pick hammer broke off and struck them in the chest, embedding itself in the soft tissue under the left pectoral. No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or PPE.

Unplanned roof fall discovered reportable in the old 11 belt entry, which is now common with 9 South track, at 82 1/2 block. Fall was approx. 10' high, 16' wide and 30' long. The fall will not be cleaned up or re-supported. No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or PPE.

Injured stopped EE's motor outby the 9 North 27 block switch underneath a 6" aqualine (water discharge line). When EE stood up, EE struck EE's head on the airline causing pain in EE's lower neck (previously injured 4/28/25). No problems with equipment or compliance issues, training or PPE.