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Employee was walking ahead of a scoop when EE bent over to tie EE's boots and EE's foot was ran over by a scoop tire.
Employee was placing glue in the tray of the roof bolter when a rock fell from the roof striking their right foot. Employee was placed off work on 4/13/26.
Employee was reaching a piece of 4" discharge line across the beltline when the pipe slipped and pinched the right index finger against the belt structure.
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.
Employee was helping move cm cable over when they felt pain in their left foot.
An unplanned roof fall occurred on 2 Gas Mainline 3 section at 38 crosscut, #3 intersection, in the last open break.
An unplanned roof fall occurred in the West Mains Return, #3 entry between 7&8 cross cut. Approximately 20'x75'x6'
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 fell from ladder access door approximately 8' landing on their back.
An unplanned roof fall occurred on J7 section on 2 gas, 15 crosscut, #3 entry in the intersection.
An unplanned roof fall occurred on J7 section, 38 crosscut, #5 entry approximately 20'x20'x7'.
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.
While removing CLA bolts from a continuous miner, the bolt broke loose causing the employee to jam EE's wrist. Employee originally went to ER on 4/1 and to orthopedic on 4/4 where EE received a full release and returned to work both visits. At a follow-up with orthopedic on 4/17/2025 x-rays were conducted for a third time with a diagnosis of a fracture to the wrist.
CM operator was injured when a piece of rock fell from the roof, hitting the floor then rolling onto the operator's right leg and foot.
Employee was waiting for the bolt crew the finish spotting a bolt when they were struck in the back by a rock from the rib.
The employee received a fatal injury after being struck by falling rock.
While operating a roof bolter, a rock fell causing the employee to turn away and stumble. The employee fractured right wrist as employee attempted to stop self from falling.
An unplanned roof fall has occurred on J3 section, crosscut 9, #1 entry.
An unplanned roof fall occurred on J3 section, 12 crosscut, #5 entry approximately 14' high.
While walking the shuttle car cable during pre-op inspection employee's nose was caught by a rope hanger.
While positioning a shuttle car tire to be loaded by a forklift in the warehouse, the tire fell over landing on the employee's right leg.
Employee was walking away from the rock duster when employee slipped and fell landing on side.
While dropping a roof bolter cable out of a rope hanger the hanger swung and caught the employees nose.
Employee was operating continuous miner when they were struck in the left foot by a rock that came off the boom of the miner.
An unplanned roof fall has occurred on J4 panel, #1 entry, 17 crosscut, approximately 13 feet high.
An unplanned roof fall occurred at 2 Gas Sub1, 24 crosscut, #6 entry, and approximately 7' thick.
Employee was removing rock from the top of the continuous miner when a rock fell from the roof striking the employee on the right arm.
Employee alleges employee was injured at work on 09/30/2023. Employee did not report nor notify anyone of an alleged incident until employee sought medical care on the evening of 10/1/2023. Employee has not identified how employee was injured and is unable to provide any details of the alleged incident.
Employee was opening a conveyor torque shaft tube for a continuous miner when the screwdriver EE was using struck EE's left hand between the thumb and index finger.
An unplanned roof fall was discovered at 9:50pm and the 2 gas seam 19 xcut #1 entry on J3 section.
Employee was pumping grease into the idler pump on a continuous miner to insert a shim. While inserting the shim, the grease hose fitting broke causing the hose to become detached. The employee was struck in the side of the face by the pressure released from the fitting.
Employee was using a prybar to remove the tail shaft from a shuttle car. When the tail shaft dislodged, the employee fell forward as the shaft dropped causing their hand to be pinched between the shaft and the mine floor.
An unplanned roof fall has occurred on Alma #3 belt in the #3 entry, crosscut 1-2 that is approximately 50'long by 16' wide by 7.5'.
Employee was walking and stepped in a hole and hyper-extended EE's knee. Employee continued to work until taken off for surgery on 2/2/2023.
Employee was using a chain ratchet on the slope belt take-up when the hook and load chain came loose from the anchor point and struck the employee in the left side of abdomen.
Employee was standing in #16 track spur waiting to chain off ballast cars. Once the cars stopped, the employee began to connect the clevis to a car when the cars moved pinching the index and middle finger on right hand.
Employee stepped into some mud when EE's foot got hung. Employee attempted to pull EE's foot loose from the mud when EE twisted EE's knee. Employee continued to work up to and including owl shift 2-14-2022. On 2-14-2022 at a follow up appointment EE was placed off work until surgery for a meniscus could occur.
Employee was removing stringers from a screen when a section of the stringer struck the employee in the face.
A fatal incident occurred while traveling the external slope on a rubber tired four wheeler.
Employee bent over to re-position a 72" piece of belt structure for loading into a scoop when they felt pain in back. Employee was diagnosed with a protruding disc and placed off work on 11/19/2021.
Employee was operating a mantrip on the track when employee struck another piece of track equipment. The mantrip operator was transported to the hospital.
Employee was hanging 10" waterline when the waterline came out of the chain holding it and struck employee in the right knee. It was determined through MRI results on 9-22-2021 that employee has a partially torn ACL and required therapy.
Employee was helping build a stopping. While attempting to wedge the stopping the block kicked out and fell striking employee's left foot.
Employee was changing a mast jack on a roof bolter. The jack had been put in place when the mast slid down mashing employee's hand between the mast and jack.
Employee was standing next to the feeder when a rock struck the skirt board and broke the weld causing the skirt board to strike the employee in the left arm.
The employee was roof bolting in 6 left. As EE was in the process of installing the 2nd bolt in the last row, a portion of the rib rolled out behind EE. The rib rock struck the employee in the back, knocking EE into the bolter, pinning EE against the machine.
Elevator down on what appeared to be the overwind device.
The employee was in the #6 entry when a portion of the right rib rolled out. The rib hit EE in the lower back, knocked EE to the ground, pinning EE's feet under the rock.
The shuttle car had pulled under the continuous miner to be loaded; the continuous miner operator turned to glance at the S\C operator, and at that same moment, a large rock came off the miner boom, hit the shuttle car, and landed on the miner operator's right foot.
Roof fall occurred in the face of #3 entry that was approximately 20 feet in length.