Pocahontas Coal Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2026

During the MSHA qtr. inspection while the cage was nearing the top and starting in the guides it jumped track and fouled. no one injured no one trapped. the hoist was operational at 4:08 PM.

during the 90 day hoist check ice was observed on the shaft wall. the mine was evacuated until the ice was removed. the hoist was deemed operation on 02-01-2026 at 11:45 AM.

The Employee was tramming the #11 Bolter from # 7 entry towards #6 entry. EE reached out to move EE's slack and ribbed the operators deck out crushing EE's hand. The employee has a fractured middle finger and partial amputation to the right pinky finger EE underwent surgery on the hand and received sutures.

The Employee was bolting in the 6L punch through when a rock 4' Long X 2.5' wide and 7'' thick fell and struck them in the right lower leg. The area was 6.5' high and dry to damp.

Employee was at the block hole on 1C belt between the track and scoop road. The employee was hand loading block when EE struck EE's left pinky finger between the corner of the scoop bucket and the block in EE's hand. it was approx 5'6'' high and damp in the area. the employee received 5 sutures and pain medication.

The employee has received a 10% op award.

Employee whose last shift was 07-23-2015 was awarded a 5% op claim on 03-18-2026

On 2-19-2026, during routine work activity, the employee experienced an acute onset of pain while making a standard movement (handling fly pads). No unusual event, accident, or hazardous condition was identified. The condition is the result of cumulative repetitive physical stress, with symptoms becoming acute on the reported date.