Allegheny Metallurgical, LLCMining Incidents in 2023

The slope hoist car sustained damage while hoisting a continuous miner out of the mine.

An unplanned fall of the mine roof above the anchorage horizon occurred outby the Headgate Section, #36 block in the #2 entry.

An unplanned fall of the mine roof above the anchorage horizon occurred at 13 block, track entry of the 1st Northeast Mains. The fall measured approximately 18' wide x 20' high.

An unplanned roof fall above the anchorage horizon of the roof supports occurred at 36 crosscut, #3 entry of the #1 Headgate Section.

An unintentional roof fall above the anchorage horizon occurred on the 1st Northeast Mains section in the #6 entry at 22 crosscut.

Injured employee was attempting to change bit on drill steel. While holding the steel with their left hand they lowered the mast on the roof bolter causing it to catch the steel and push it onto their left foot just above the metatarsal guard resulting in a fracture.

Injured employee was placing a roof bolt in the chuck of the roof bolter when they bumped the rotation lever and caught their left hand resulting in a sprain/strain type injury. Employee began missing work on 1/2/24.

Injured employee was attempting to roll a track rail into place when it struck EE's lower left leg resulting in a fracture.

Employee was doing belt work and EE was struck in the back of the neck by the clamp of a come-along when it accidentally broke loose causing injury. Employee did not miss work from the incident until December 11, 2023.

Employee was installing roof screen when a piece of rock slid off the screen and struck the back of their left leg causing their knee to strike the roof bolting machine resulting in a fractured patella.

Injured employee was walking down the #2 entry of the 1st Northeast Mains working section dropping bolter cable when they stepped on a rock and fell to the mine floor, fracturing their right wrist.

Injured employee bent down to move the continuous miner cable and felt pain in lower back. The injured employee continued to work until 10/16/23 when the employee was taken off work by a physician.

Injured employee sustained a fracture to EE's lower leg when a piece of rock rolled out from low on the rib and struck EE as EE was positioning the continuous miner on the #1 Headgate section.

Injured employee was attempting to move a piece of roof screen when they stepped on a rock and felt pain in their right knee.

Injured employee slipped off the platform of a roof bolter and caught left hand between the ATRS jack and the frame of the ATRS resulting in a fracture to hand.

Injured employee stated that while lifting crib blocks they felt a pain in groin area. Employee was diagnosed with a hernia.

Injured employee sustained a laceration to forehead when the personnel carrier on which the employee was a passenger overturned. The injury required sutures to close.

Injured employee sustained bruises to chest/abdominal area when the personnel carrier on which the employee was a passenger overturned.

Injured employee was walking along the right side of a scoop on the #1 Headgate section in the #3 entry when a section of rib slid down and rolled onto the employee's right foot resulting in a fracture.

Injured employee was operating the company #1035 scoop on the #1 Headgate section removing trash from the section. While unloading the trash from the scoop employee felt pain in left knee and was unable to complete the shift.

Injured employee stated that while walking off the bottom area into the mine they slipped off a section of track rail and felt pain in their right calf.

Injured employee was assisting a co-worker with positioning a steel plate on a supply car when the plate shifted and caught their right third finger resulting in a fracture and laceration. No time was missed as a result of this incident.

Injured employee was struck on the left hand by a piece of rock that fell from the mine roof resulting in a laceration requiring sutures to close. No time was missed as a result of this incident.

Injured employee was constructing the footing of a stopping at 19 block on the #1 Tailgate section when the employee was contacted by a shuttle car resulting in a bruise to hip. Employee started physical therapy on 1/30/2023. This incident is being reported as a no lost time, medical treatment injury.