HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Track men were pulling rails to be installed using a forklift. They used braided nylon pull ropes looped through the rail and tied to the fork bar. A rail became fouled and the rope pressure broke the fork locking lever off. The lever hit one man in the left abdomen. Doctors placed him on restricted duty for three days due to the contusion he received.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration