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A loader bucket on a CAT R3000H came down and crushed an employee while in use, resulting in a fatality. The injured employee was operating a UTV (gator) in Unit 43 near the feeder breaker (Stamler) when the incident occurred. This incident is still under investigation.
Employee died when they became entangled in the log washer.
At this time unknown dump point failure causing haul truck operated by the deceased to back and roll down the dump point.
Employee was standing on 172 shield and advancing 173 shield towards the face. The employee was found with an injury to the back of the head at 171 shield.
It was determined that the employee had previously mined the #3 entry on the 7S section. The employee had moved the CM outby 12 crosscut and had walked back to the last row of support in the #3 entry to adjust the tubing. A rock fell from just inby the last row of permanent support and struck the employee taking them to the ground. This fatality was investigated by MSHA.
Employee found face down on ground next to loader EE was operating. Responding authorities pronounced employee deceased. Incident is still under investigation.
Truck Driver in TDW060 pulled over and stopped at a curve in the road, partially off the road, which created a blind spot. Loader Operator in 3LV025 was driving in the same direction of the truck. As the Loader Operator passed the truck the Truck Driver was struck and killed.
Truck ascending down hill
The employee received a fatal injury after being struck by falling rock.
Employee fell through opening/hole in platform that had been removed, fell about 20 feet and received head trauma. Update: The employee passed away on 9/6/24.
A miner died when a highwall collapsed on the excavator the miner was operating.
A contractor was found in a shallow pool of water at the base of a highwall.
Employee was shoveling coal off a conveyor belt, belt moved forward causing miner to fall down transfer chute onto belt conveyor that transferred EE to stacker tube where EE fell onto coal pile.
Arc flash event involving electrical equipment that resulted in burns to the employee's arms and torso as well as electrical equipment damage. The employee was injured and hospitalized after the incident but, passed away in the hospital on 08/22/2024.
Employee received head injuries while attempting to re-rail a Longwall electrical power car using air lifting bags in the 10 Headgate-16 block spur.
An employee received burn injuries from exposure to hot water and caustic liquid, when they entered an area where the liquids accumulated on the ground. Employee fell into an open sump hole while walking into the work area.
While cleaning raw coal material from on top of the locked out Raw Coal Stacking Conveyor, the Miner was standing on the conveyor ahead of the conveyor feed chute. The belt and material moved backwards, sweeping the Miner into the chute and covered Miner with material.
Employee was out of their truck and on the pit floor while the 993 (LD270) Loader was being trouble shot trying to find a leaking hose. While walking to their 785 truck the employee traveled under the bucket of the 993 loader and was struck causing severe crushing injuries from their waist down.
988 Loader caught fire, was unable to be extinguished by site personnel, 911 was called. Two fire crews arrived on site, one fireman approached the loader by the rear tire. The plant manager was yelling at them to get away from the tire. It exploded killing the fireman by the tire.
Employee was struck-by a rock in the 2 Right crosscut of the 16 East Section, while traveling under unsupported roof.
Employee was operating an Excavator assisting Dozer operator in removing a big rock on the DC8A pit area. Excavator was between the rock and the top of highwall. Excavator went over the highwall ejecting the employee.
May 9, 2024 at 0800 hours when a manlift operator ran EE's manlift, an 8008 JLG, serial number 0300310942, into the canopy covering the C35 conveyor belt coming out of C35 tunnel. The operator was pinned between the roof edge and the man basket hand rail.
Crane lifting conveyor belt off of trailer using cable rigging employee was guiding rigging crane struck overhead power line employee was electrocuted
Employee was fatally injured while working on a conveyor system.
Based on investigation to date, employee suffered a personal medical event (cardiac arrest). "Per Prelim: After washing a concrete pad, a miner drowned in a two-foot-deep pool of water."
During a pipe breaking operation by the float crew on the #5 Matrix line near the #8 Lift Pump, the Leaderman was struck by a pipe and suffered fatal injuries. The investigation of the accident by MSHA and the company is ongoing. Autopsy results are also pending.
Truck driver was found unresponsive in the cab of EE's overturned truck at the bottom of the feed ramp drop off. There were no witnesses to the accident. Investigation is still pending.
An over the road truck driver was crushed while trying to unload gravel. Driver was parked in a jackknife position while trying to unload some of the gravel in EE's bed. While attempting to dump, EE's lift cylinder snapped and the trucks trailer fell on top of the driver's side killing the driver. 911 was called immediately and MSHA was called after.