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The injured employee stated that while walking behind a scoop EE stepped on a rock concealed by rock dust, causing EE to twist EE's left ankle and sustain a fracture.
Injured employee was attempting to install a roof bolt when the bolt bent, separated from the drill chuck, and struck EE's right forearm resulting in a fracture and laceration.
While watering belt to reduce friction against skirt rubber during a changeout, employee tripped over the water hose as EE was moving down the cat walk. EE fell and broke EE's wrist.
Employee stated that while cleaning on the slope belt they tripped and fell, striking components of the slope belt, resulting in facial fractures.
Injured employee was walking in the #2 entry of the HG 5 section when EE stepped in a hole and twisted EE's left knee. No scheduled shifts have been missed as a result of the incident, employee started physical therapy on 4/27/26.
Employee was observing co-workers repair continuous miner conveyor chain when a piece of metal struck their nose. Medical treatment was required on 2/23/26. No time was missed as a result of the incident.
Employee stated that while pulling belt structure they twisted and felt pain in their right knee. Employee received medical treatment on 3/6/2026 for the injury. Employee has not missed any scheduled shifts as a result of the incident.
Injured employee was attempting to push a rock off the cable tray of the longwall panline when EE caught EE's left index finger between the rock and shield canopy resulting in a fracture to the tip of EE's finger and a laceration requiring sutures to close. No time was missed as a result of this incident.
Employee was working in soft ground conditions when EE's right foot became stuck. EE lost balance, fell, and fractured EE's ankle. This incident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules and regulations; mine equipment or mining system; job skills and miner proficiency, training and attitude; or protective items relating to clothing, or protective devices on equipment.
Employee set up a 5' step ladder to assist with hanging a bag. When they stepped up onto the first rung the left leg shifted causing them to lose balance and fall. They used their left arm to brace for the fall. Their hand struck the ground spraining their thumb. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
The emergency hoist was damaged during routine testing resulting in the hoist being removed from service for a period of greater than 30 minutes.
Injured employee was handling block while building a stopping when EE felt pain in EE's left knee. Employee started physical therapy on 11/24/2025. No scheduled shifts were missed as a result of this incident.
Employee was dragging mine spray with a crew when another employee unexpectedly dropped the end causing a right shoulder strain. This incident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules and regulations; mine equipment or mining system; job skills and miner proficiency, training and attitude; or protective items relating to clothing, or protective devices on equipment.
Injured employee was attempting to separate drill steels when the steels came apart and struck their upper lip, chipping their front tooth requiring dental repair. No time was missed as a result of this incident.
Employee was a passenger in a rail mounted mantrip that ran into another mantrip. Employee came out and sought medical attention. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
Injured employee felt pain in lower abdomen during shift. A hernia related to a weakened abdominal wall from birth was later diagnosed by a physician. Employee was taken off work on 5/29/2025.
Injured employee was a passenger in a diesel powered mantrip being operated on the mine bottom when the mantrip struck a supply car resulting in a simple fracture to a transverse process bone in their lower back area.
The personnel hoist was down for a period of time greater than 30 minutes due to a door switch/wiring issue at the shaft bottom.
Injured employee was carrying blocks up a ladder at the return regulator on the Northeast Mains. While descending back down the ladder employee felt pain in right hip and leg. Employee has not missed work but started physical therapy on 2/3/25.
An ignition occurred on the Headgate #3 working section. The ignition occurred in the #2 entry, 40-41 block, when the #1331 roof bolter was installing a roof bolt in the mine roof.
Injured employee was assisting in roof bolting on a roof fall clean-up project when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof, struck the roof bolting machine, then the top of EE's right foot resulting in a laceration requiring three sutures to close.
Injured employee was helping pull continuous miner cable when the cable tightened and took EE's feet out from under EE, causing EE to fall and strain EE's right shoulder. Employee continued to work until 2/14/2025.
An unplanned fall of the mine roof above the anchorage zone occurred at 4 block on the mine bottom, 3-4 crosscut measuring approximately 10' high x 30' long x 17' wide.
Injured employee was removing built-up material from the rollers along the slope belt when the employee sustained a fracture to right forearm.
Faults involving the limit switches on the mine personnel hoist resulted in the hoist being down for a period of time greater than 30 minutes. No miners were entrapped and no injuries resulted.
Injured employee was assisting in moving an auxiliary fan utilizing a scoop. After loading the fan and hooking the scoop's winch rope to the fan employee stepped down from the scoop bucket a distance of approximately 1' and stepped on a rock, twisting left ankle.
An unplanned fall of the mine roof above the anchorage zone occurred outby on the First Northeast Mains between 30 and 31 block in the #5 entry.
During the daily inspection of the vertical personnel hoist, broken strands were discovered on the wire rope. The hoist was removed from service by the operator.
An unplanned fall of the mine roof above the anchorage horizon occurred outby on the #2 Headgate section at 5 block in the #4 entry. The fall was approximately 14' high x 18' wide x 20' long.
A heating event occurred involving the Strata foam that was pumped above a set of steel set arches to fill a roof fall void from 47 to 49 block in the #1 entry of the #1 HG Longwall section.
An inundation of carbon monoxide occurred on 6/28/24 at the void fill area from 47 to 49 crosscut on the HG #1 Longwall section.
Injured employee was loading trash onto a mine supply car when they slipped and struck their right elbow.
The vertical hoist servicing the underground mine was down for more than 30 minutes due to a faulty solenoid.
An unplanned fall of the mine roof occurred at 48 block on the #1 HG Longwall section in the #1 entry.
Employee stated that after picking up a battery backup and a fixed mesh node for the wireless tracking/communication system employee felt a pain in left shoulder. Employee continued to work until 8/7/24 when employee was taken off work for surgery.
Injured employee stated that while walking on the HG #2 Section in the #2 entry between 55 and 56 block EE twisted EE's right knee. Employee continued to work until 5/24/2024 when EE was taken off work by a physician.
An ignition occurred on the #1 HG longwall face at 88 shield.
An unplanned fall of the mine roof occurred at 68 block, #1 entry of the #1 Tailgate section.
An unintentional roof fall occurred on the #1 HG Longwall section between 55 and 56 block in the #1 entry.
Injured employee was performing maintenance on the longwall shearer when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and struck EE's left leg resulting in a fracture.
A face ignition occurred on the #1 HG Longwall face at #163 shield.
Employee was checking the sanding devices on a locomotive on the mine bottom. As they walked around the locomotive and stepped over a track rail, they twisted their right knee.
An unplanned fall of the mine roof above the anchorage zone occurred in the #3 entry intake air course at 48 block on the #1 HG Longwall section.
Injured employee tripped and fell while examining the slope belt resulting in a laceration to their right thumb requiring four sutures to close.
An unplanned fall of the mine roof preventing passage occurred at 58 block of the belt entry of the HG #1 longwall.
An unplanned roof fall that impeded passage occurred at 48 block in the #1 entry of the HG #1 section.
Injured employee was operating the longwall shearer when the employee was struck on the right index finger by a piece of rock resulting in a laceration requiring four sutures to close.
Employee was cleaning up spillage on the longwall face and picked up a chunk of coal to throw back into the panline and got finger caught between the panline and chunk of coal causing laceration.
Injured employee tripped and fell while walking de-icing rollers along the Met #3 conveyor belt.
Injured employee was checking the suction on a roof bolting machine when a piece of rock fell from the roof/rib and struck left calf resulting in a laceration that required sutures to close.