Canyon Fuel Company LLCMining Incidents in 2024

While traveling to check on pumps in 7Rt Bleeder, the roof fall was found.

During the non-producing shift, 12RTG belt went off on remote. Miners walked the belt and found the roof fall on the belt.

Employee was pouring drain cleaner and it came out faster than expected and accidentally splashed on EE's arm and then running down under EE's glove causing injury to arm. Employee did not miss work until Dec 26 when EE received additional medical treatment for EE's burn and then was put off work.

Employee was fusing pipe and trying to line up pipe with fuser. The pipe slid forward and accidentally caused employee's finger to get caught between two pipes causing injury

Employee was operating a fuel truck underground and accidentally hit a rib causing EE's knee to hit against the dash in the cab causing injury.

EE was on Shield #6 and was asked to come into the pan line to help move the mesh out of the way of the bolter. When EE went to go into the panline they lost their balance causing them to fall backwards at which time they hit their head on the relay bar.

Two EE's were retrieving their bolting steels from the Kitchen toolbox. One EE opened the lid and was holding it opened as EE moved towards EE, EE moved around EE, due to someone standing up the table shifted, and the lid swung down striking EE on the right pinky finger resulting in the injury.

While conveying a load of rock from the shuttle car into the feeder breaker a rock rolled over the side rail of the conveyor from the shuttle car's throat hitting EE's right hand.

EEs were taking down rib support in 1L7N XC-20. EEs were taking out the X member piece. EE was loosening off the last bolt and when it finally broke loose, EE's body shifted bumping the X piece knocking it off the bolt and causing it to swivel downward catching EE's thumb on left hand in-between the two pieces of metal.

Employee was throwing blocks and smashed EE's finger between two blocks causing injury to EE's finger. Note: This employee works a 4-10 (4 days a week) schedule and this MSHA 7000-1 was submitted within 10 working days of the incident.

IE and co-worker were hanging tubes in #1 entry of the 7 North 3 Left Tailgate, they had hung the tube and IE was holding it up while co-worker was fixing the chains and hook. They switched positions and when they did, the tube rolled causing a latch back to come loose and catching IE's nose which caused a laceration.

While EE was running the miner the face was popping and a piece of coal came off the face and hit EE in the mouth causing one of their front teeth to get chipped.

Surface Miner was trying to close a damaged roll up door. The door was tweaked so EE was trying to raise one side in order for door to be level. The door dropped onto a crib EE had placed under the door. EE's thumb was caught and was fractured. No surgery was required.