Employee was welding cracks in a tube on a 777 Rock Truck when some grease that was in the tube got to hot and shot out of the tube burning our employee
Alum Cave #17Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 2020–2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
Reportable incidents
14 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 2 incidents
EE was operating an Ingersoll Rand drill near the outer edge of EE's drill bench when EE attempted to dismount the drill. As EE stepped off of the drill onto the berm, EE's footing gave way and EE fell. This resulted in a fracture to EE's left arm just above EE's wrist.
The employee's left shoulder was injured when the left side of the loader bucket on the caterpillar 992G EE was operating caught a large rock. This caused the employee's upper body to twist to the left causing pain in EE's shoulder.
2023 · 2 incidents
The employee injured their back while removing a grease pump from an empty tank.
A gravel truck hauling sandstone from the mine site ran into the ditch line while attempting to pass an empty coal truck coming on to the mine site. The accident resulted in deep bruising to the Mar-kel truck driver and lost work days.
2022 · 3 incidents
The employee was climbing onto a D9T dozer when the employee slipped on the wet track. As employee fell employee stuck right hand out to catch self and cut it on the back of the blade.
It is believed that an oil inlet line ruptured or separated near the turbo causing the fire.
As the employee dismounted drill, employee slipped on the lower step and dropped to the ground. When this occurred the top step struck employee in the mouth and broke part of the left top front tooth off. The broken piece was found and reattached by employee's dentist later that day.
2021 · 5 incidents
The employee received a small laceration on the left side of EE's nose. This occurred after a small piece of metal broke loose from a pressing plate that EE was hammering on and struck EE in the nose.
The employee injured EE's back while dismounting a 992G loader. The injury appeared to be a muscle strain on EE's left side. EE refused initial medical attention but later visited EE's primary care physician when the soreness didn't subside. EE was treated and given a full release.
The employee claims that as EE was being loaded, a rock jarred EE's truck causing an injury to EE's neck.
EE experienced back pain as EE mounted a drill, stood up and turned to EE's right. This resulted in sharp pain originating in lower back and traveling down left leg.
While dumping material to reclaim a highwall, a Rock Truck driver got to close to the dozer running the dump and backed into the rear of the cab. This resulted in damage to the dozer's operated cab and caused the dozer operator to strain a muscle in EE's neck.
2020 · 1 incident
The employee injured the small finger on right hand as employee was driving post for a silk curtain near the hollow fill pond. Injury resulted in 4 stitches.