All MSHA-reportable accidents at Canyon Fuel Company LLC operations in 2025. Fatalities appear first.
On 08/30/2025 at 14:15 pm a roof fall was discovered in the intersection of crosscut 17 #2 entry in 12 right tailgate. It was determined at that time the roof fall was above the anchor point for the primary roof support. The Msha Hotline was notified of the roof fall at 14:22 pm 08/30/2025
Miner was stepping down a ladder and received a Jones Fracture to EE's left foot as EE transferred EE's weight.
While cleaning out dust hopper EE removed the guard and was working on unplugging the hopper when EE dropped EE's knife into the hopper. EE had thought that EE had turned off the hydraulic power and hydraulic lever on the agitator. When reaching into the hopper to get EE's knife the agitator came on and caught EE's right arm between the agitator and dust hopper.
Employee was helping fix a shuttle car chain. The boom was being lowered and employee saw a shovel. EE reached in to retrieve the shovel and accidentally got EE's other hand pinched by the shuttle car boom causing injury.
While employees were preparing for a belt move they noticed that the belt was not level. While trying to level the belt the belt came off onto the belt structure that the employees were standing on causing employee to come off of the structure and hyper extending a knee.
Employee was helping to hook up a trailer that was in a crosscut due to the highness of the truck they had to lift the tongue of the trailer, So while in the process of lifting the tongue on the compact trailer to hook it onto the truck they strained lower back.
On August 18th at approximately 4:00pm employee was advancing a shield over the shearer in a effort to support rock that was falling out from the roof and face. They lowered the shield adjacent to the one they were operating from, when rock that was approximately 8""x8""x 12"" thick struck them on the left hand causing injury to their left hand.
Working in a 2-man crew, driller opened rod clamp while chuck was not engaged with 300 ft of drill rod in the horizontal borehole. Water flow from the borehole pushed the free rods backwards into the helper behind the drill rig, striking their right side and causing bruising.
On 6/27/2025 EE was hit by a softball size piece of coal coming off shearer drum. CT scan was negative, and EE returned to work. On 7/5/2025 EE was diagnosed with pleurisy. Workers Comp investigated alleged diagnoses and could not determine if it was related or not. They accepted the claim making the incident reportable on 7/22/2025.
Employee was proceeding to advance TG shields from transition as face was advancing and a chunk of coal fell out and hit in the back causing them to accidentally fall forward causing injury to their leg.
Employee was changing out gas bottles and put one on a dolly. It started to fall off and employee tried to catch from falling and accidentally caused injury to fingers.
While pulling old conveyor belt off and pulling new one on the a frame pulled loose landing on employee's foot, this caused two metatarsal fractures.
EE was trying to hook the knuckle to the pan. The draw bar needed to be coma longed into place. There was no D ring on the draw bar so ee hooked the coma long around the draw bar and then hooked the body of the coma long to the canopy. EE instructed another EE to raise the shield as EE was watching the draw bar the chain broke and struck EE in the mouth/nose.
Employees were loading a butterfly valve onto an underground truck. The valve shifted and accidentally rolled onto employee's hand that was on the bed of the truck. Employee pulled EE's hand out from underneath the valve causing injury to two fingers.
Surface Miner was walking to the forklift. EE stepped over something buried in the snow. When EE did, EE stepped on a belt bottom roller buried in the snow. EE fell back and to the side landing on a roller. This caused broken ribs on the left side.
EE was roof bolting mesh to the roof as EE was raising the ATRS to the roof EE noticed that the mesh needed to be adjusted. EE lowered the mesh and was adjusting the mesh when it kicked upwards causing EE's finger to be caught between the mesh and the mat pulling EE's middle finger nail back.
EE was removing the CM pot and while trying to pry the pot free the bar slipped and pinched EE's left hand ring finger between the bar and the CLA tip.
On September 23rd at approximately 9:00pm, EE was monitoring the LW belt, a 20' flapper was noticed traveling into the take-up. EE shut the belt down and locked out the drives and winch. EE then removed the guarding and began cutting out the flapper. While pressing up on the belt, the knife slipped and punctured their left wrist.
The employee was standing on the roof bolter. While moving the hung miner cable by hand, they lost balance falling backwards hitting the drill mast, resulting in a 1-inch laceration on the right side of their neck.
Employee lost the balance of the doors on the forks of the skid steers and got hand caught between the door and headache rack on skid steer causing injury.
While Climbing off the machine, Employee Placed EE's right hand on the engine cover Resulting in EE's fingers contacting the cooling fan.
While pulling a skid out of crosscut EE noticed a bolt that needed to be moved and as EE attempted to move it the skid hit EE's right foot.
While troubleshooting fan shroud on equipment, Employees thumb was struck by fan.
Once underground employee got out of mantrip to check equipment. When getting back in EE shut their thumb in the door.
EE was working in the beltline and stated that EE was not feeling good, after sitting down EE collapsed EE's Co-workers checked EE and found no pulse at which time they began CPR, an AED was retrieved. EE was brought outside with CPR in progress. Around 3:50 AM EE was transferred to Sevier County EMS and taken to the Medical Examiner.