A continuous miner operator was cutting coal out of the #7 heading while positioned on the lefthand inby corner of the #7 entry. One piece of the corner that consisted of coal and rock sloughed off striking EE on the left shoulder and back area. The employee was placed off of work beginning 7/21/25.
PAW PAW 2 SOUTH Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2023–2025
- Latest incident
- Jul 2025
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 14,714 | 8 | 1 | 543.7 |
| 2025 Q3 | 64,730 | 35 | 5 | 540.7 |
| 2025 Q2 | 68,849 | 40 | 5 | 581.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 66,954 | 40 | 4 | 597.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 38,222 | 53 | 9 | 1386.6 |
| 2024 Q3 | 68,161 | 14 | 1 | 205.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 63,209 | 26 | 6 | 411.3 |
| 2024 Q1 | 66,583 | 17 | 2 | 255.3 |
Reportable incidents
8 on file2025 · 3 incidents
lifting a beam for an overcast
A roof bolt operator incorrectly coupled a piece of pusher steel and finisher still while attempting to drill a hole for roof bolt installation. With pressure applied, the finisher steel flew back and struck the employee around the bridge of the nose causing a laceration and a fracture of the sinus cavity.
2024 · 4 incidents
An employee was preparing to turn to move the continuous miner when they noticed a pain in their left knee that ultimately was discovered to be a torn meniscus.
The employee was walking through a crosscut. EE kneeled down when a piece of rib rolled off striking EE on EE's lower left leg. This resulted in a broken left tibia and fibula just above the left ankle.
A shuttle car operator drove in to the corner of a rib while tramming from the miner to the feeder. The operator's right shoulder was caught between the frame of the shuttle car and the rib causing a cut.
The employee attempted to pull a piece of ventilation curtain out of the way. As employee pulled, employee felt a strain in right shoulder.
2023 · 1 incident
A roof bolter's right uniform sleeve was caught by a roof bolt plate as EE was installing a roof bolt in the #8 heading. Both forearm bones were broken and EE received a cut to the right ear that required stitches.