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Employee was bolting when a piece of the rib slid off the ventilation tube and struck EE's neck and left shoulder. Employee was diagnosed with neck contusions and a possible concussion. EE was taken off of work the same day 5/19/26.
EE was operating the headgate side of the shearer, while snaking back into the coal block employee was standing 5 shields away when EE was struck by a piece of coal measuring 3"x4"x1" thick resulting in a fracture of the Maxillary sinus.
EE was pulling shields in, one advanced striking employees feet resulting in 2 broken toes and 2 broken metatarsals.
Employee stated that as EE was installing a rib bolt EE felt a sharp pain in EE's middle / left lower back.
EE was assisting in pulling rocks off the miner when EE moved between the scoop bucket and rib. The miner operator then trammed the miner backwards, hitting the scoop bucket which then caught employee between the scoop and rib.
Employee was kneeling on a shield when EE advanced an adjacent shield in. As shield set it lodged EE's foot between the clevis and panline.
While employee was center bolting in the #3 entry of the 15L Tailgate Section, the center bolter lost suction to the drill head. While employee was feel for suction with EE's left hand, EE inadvertently drop a drill steel on EE's left index finger. This caused a laceration and a fracture to EE's finger. The employee was subsequently taken off of work.
While aligning a shield, shear operator stopped advancing the shear, during the stop a rock fell from the top and glanced off the spinning drum and hit the employee in the side of the face.
IE was assisting placing new floor section into a vessel. The crew was in the process of lowering it in with an air hoist. The floor plate shifted and the employee's ankle/foot was wedged between the floor section and the feed impact plate. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
Employee was hanging curtain at the roof bolt machine when they were struck by a rock measuring approximately 32" wide by 65" long by 1-4" thick.
EE was assisting with retriever operation, when a clevis broke, the retriever lunged and the hydraulic lines caught the EE foot pulling into into a post striking their head.
Injured was working on a valve bank while pan line was pushing, toe of boot was down in the connector for the relay bar to the pan. Pinched metatarsal on boot and pinched EE's big toe.
EE was operating the roof bolter on the #3 section in the #3 entry just inby spad,3032. EE was placing EE's bolt into the drill pot. EE inadvertently bumped into the rotation lever causing ligament damage to the middle finger and ring finger resulting in sutures on both sides of the damaged fingers.
An employee was emptying a muck bucket that was filled with water to prepare it for a man trip. During this activity, the bucket started to rotate and dump the water towards the employee. The employee stepped in to stop the rotating of the bucket with EE's right hand and caught EE's middle finger between the bail stop and bail. The employees received 5 sutures, and small fractures.
Injured was prepping to drop roller and the grinder came out of their grip from kickback when cutting.
The employee was installing bolts and went to lower the canopy when the seal of the canopy jack blew out and dropped down suddenly. The bottom of the canopy hit them on the top of their head and stoved them up.
Employee was bolting in the #2 entry and just finished installing a bolt. Employee had a drill steel in right hand while dropping the head of the machine towards the mine floor. The drill steel that was resting on the employee's right foot became stuck under the pot of the machine and pushed the drill steel in through the top of the right foot.
Employee was operating a continuous miner on 2 Gas Mainline 3 section when they were struck in the left foot by a rib roll measuring 7' long by 15" wide by 3" thick. Employee returned to work after the accident but was placed off work on 11/5/2025.
Employee was bolting on the side of the miner in 7 South left section. As EE was pushing the bolt into the hole, the expander caught on the hole causing the bolt to bend. EE's hand was pinched between the bolt and the strap jack. Employee received 4 stitches and was treated and released, no lost time.
While bolting off of the miner in 5K CM section, a piece of rock fell while the employee was switching out the drill steels, pinching EE's hand between the drill steel and the rock. This caused a laceration that required medical attention. Employee missed scheduled days worked as a result.
Employee was tightening a centerline cable for a dredge boat. Weather was clear temperature around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. As the employee was gaining tension on the centerline cable, the sideline cable the centerline was attached to was released due to a clamp failure. This caused the centerline cable and associated puller to strike the affected employee in the left leg.
Employee was a bolter helper that was installing roof bolts, Operator lowered the bolter head and struck the employees hand between a drill steel and the bolter head. This caused a laceration that stitches were used to close the laceration.
EE was operating the roof bolter on the #1 North Section in the #1 entry installing outside bolt. EE slipped, right hand landed between the canopy post and long arm. EE left hand landed on the joystick and inadvertently hit the up pressure causing the long arm to extend pinching index finger and middle finger on right hand resulting in (12) stitches.
While installing bolt in the #2 entry on the 2 Right Section, Employee was starting a bolt into the hole, whenever their body contacted the lever and pushed the bolt in the mast of the roof bolter. This pushed the employee's left hand into the mast, causing a laceration/tuft fracture to the middle finger. This resulted in 4 sutures to the injured finger.
EE was cutting a 2'x6'x10' piece of wood in half. EE was cutting with a circular saw. EE's co-worker was holding onto one side of board while EE was holding other side. EE had almost cut completely through the wood. The board dropped and EE's left hand slid forward into the running saw blade. EE has lacerations middle and ring finger and EE severed EE's pinky finger.
Employee had been helping change rollers a on a D8T dozer. Employee hooked the winch cable back into the storage loop on the cranes boom, while their hand was resting on the crane loop the winch cable tightened up and pinched employee's left thumb between the hook and storage loop.
Employee was walking by miner after placing crib under the cat. Inby last rib strap, the rib rolled out and broke into pieces, striking them on the right side of the face. This caused a laceration to right ear/head and contusion to face/jaw. Employee received sutures and fractures to the jaw/head. There were rock rib conditions and miner cutting below btm levels unevenly.
EE was operating the roof bolter in the #2 entry on the #1 West Section. A piece, rock measuring 12"L x 18"W x 2" thick slid off the canopy striking EE on right shoulder blade causing a slight abrasion and contusion.
Employee was installing a roof bolt when EE stated EE's back was hurting. Employee went to the hospital and was released and returned to work. Employee went to EE's primary care physician on 6/9/2025 where an MRI was conducted and produced negative results and employee returned to work. Employee returned to EE's primary care physician on 7/9/2025 where EE was placed off work.
Employee was roof bolting on the 14 headgate section, while spinning the roof bolt, employee retrieved a can of paint to paint the spinning plate and looked back at the other bolter operator, when the spinning plate hit the paint can causing it to rupture causing a laceration to EE's right arm.
EE was operating the #4 roof bolter on the #2 North section in the #2 entry. EE tried to line up the bolt with the hole using the drill pot of the roof bolter. EE inadvertently hit the rotation lever, causing the bolt to spin and wrapped their left hand around the bolt. Resulting in a dislocated small finger and received 4, sutures.
EE was working on the #2 North Section operating the right side C/M in the #6 right entry. While, mining the cut through a piece, of rock measuring 18"x23"x1" thick striking EE on EE's right calf causing a laceration, resulting in four sutures.
The accident happened because roof plate and pie pans were picked up by the magnet and employee was working under the magnet and someone was checking the power and turned off the power to the magnet the items on the magnet let loose and fell on top of the employee. A roof plate struck employee in the back of head.