AFFINITY MINE — Accidents

Total: 339 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/19/2026 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None 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...
02/19/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 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 blo...
02/01/2026 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 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.
01/31/2026 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None 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.
12/18/2025 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On12-18-2025 EE was traveling on 302-rubber tire ride on 10 belt, ran off the rail jarring left wrist. a lunate dislocation, an avulsion fracture of triquetral bone. on 01-15-2026 inserting Kirschner...
10/06/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the primary escapeway on the #2 section outby the feeder line. the fall was approximately 19 feet wide by 24 feet long and 5 feet thick in the #6 entry at the #8 break on the #...
09/20/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was making a splice on the welding cable at the section power center when the knife slipped and cut their left thumb. The employee received 4 stitches
09/17/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was on the #2 section installing a bolt 2 rows from the face of #5L. the entry was approx. 8' high and 18 ft wide. when the employee drooped the drill pot the 4' wrench fell striking them...
09/16/2025 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 10% op claim
09/05/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost On the # 2 section the injured employee was attempting to pull slack out of the section belt to make a splice when the pull plate failed striking them in the left arm. The employee sustained a fractur...
08/28/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging fly pads between #3 and #4 entry. While looking up driving a nail they experienced watering and burning sensation in the left eye. when the employee got home and inspected their e...
08/01/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Service hoist went down due to an input output card going bad. It caused the brakes to set the pump would run but not build pressure to release the brakes. replaced the card and had to have lake shore...
07/22/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE was awarded 16.3 PPD hearing loss
07/18/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None input output card went down. The tips stuck in causing pressure to drop off accumulators. this caused the breaks to not release and fault the system out. The hoist was back operational at 10:10 PM on...
06/23/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost The employee was in the #9 entry on the # 3 section. EE was scaling the mine roof when a rock measuring 3 inches thick by 34 inches wide by 16 inches long fell striking them on the right boot. The are...
06/17/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost The employee was bolting in the 6 left entry after installing EE's outside bolt a rock measuring 36'' Long by 32 inches wide, and approximately 2 inches thick fell striking the employee on EE's hip an...
06/11/2025 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded additional 15 percent Op claim
06/04/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was in the #4 entry at 2 brk on 7 B belt. The employee used a grinder to try and cut a piece of synthetic sheave rope. the grinding wheel kicked back causing a 2-inch laceration to the em...
05/09/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Had a bad storm. Lightning hit our network and resulted in taking the plc, the display, and a sensor out on the controls for the E hoist. Components were replaced and reprogrammed.
04/16/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The top Sheave cluster bearing went down. a loud pop was heard, and hoist was stopped. upon investigation it was determined the bearing was down. hoist was taken out of service and all employees evacu...
01/25/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Ice buildup was found on the shaft wall. The company decided to take the hoist out of service due to the risk of the ice falling. The Hoist was put back in service at 11:15 AM on 01-26-2025.
01/16/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Ice fell from the shaft wall damaging the landing switch, step and handrail. De icer was applied and all ice was removed from the shaft wall. The switch, step, handrail, and landing sensor were repair...
01/12/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the weekly test it was found that a bottom landing switch was not working. A camera was sent down the shaft and ice was found on the shaft wall. De-icer was applied and the ice was removed. The...
12/10/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Former Employee was awarded 10% OP
12/10/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The Employee was awarded 10% op claim.
11/21/2024 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 234d lost Employee was reaching across the bolter and felt a pain in their left arm. Possible strained/tore soft tissue?
11/09/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Escape hoist had an electrical component issue. No one injured or trapped.
09/27/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None High Winds in the area due to hurricane weather from Florida caused several issues with our service providers lines. we do have backup generator power capability for the hoist. Line power has been res...
09/13/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was bolting in the #6R cut. Removing the steel from the outside bolt on the fifth row when a rock measuring 29.5'' X 28'' L X 3'' Thick fell striking the employee's right pinky finger. The en...
09/12/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The operator was notified on 09-12-2024 the employee was exercising the employee's part 90 rights.
08/02/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 10% OP
08/02/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee was awarded 10% OP
08/01/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While MHS&T were entering the hoist pit for the second time. one of the E-stop buttons would not reset and allow the hoist to function. No one hurt and no one trapped due to this occurrence.
07/17/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 396d lost Employee was scaling roof with a slate bar on the #1 section in the #4 and #4L entries. A piece of rock measuring 35""L X 24""W X 6"" thick fell striking the employee on the left foot. the entry was a...
06/05/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist went down for brake pressure fault. Trouble shot brake solenoids and found bad output cord that controls solenoids. Replaced output cord and fixed issue.
05/03/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee Stated EE has experienced knee pain in the past and a few days ago the employee stood up and felt a more severe pain in EE's right knee unaware of any single event occurring to cause this. Em...
03/19/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON BOLTER. EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BOLTS WHEN EE TRIPPED OVER TOE GUARD, LANDING ON GROUND FACE FIRST. EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE INTERSECTION OF #8 ENTRY. THE AREA WAS APPROXIMAT...
02/27/2024 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Had a thunder and lightning storm come through the area. a lightning strike caused a power surge which caused a plc that controls graphics to lose its program. we had a spar unit on the property, but...
02/21/2024 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None None. Employee was found unresponsive at their desk with no pulse, soon after declared deceased by medical professionals.
02/15/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost The Employee was removing a wall panel off of the old 2E rock box when it became dislodged striking the employee in the right shin. The area was approximately 8 foot high and damp. Fracture of the ant...
12/19/2023 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee Received 10% PPD OP Award
11/29/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None All power was lost on the surface due to a neutral line breaking and slapping a phase lead. the power was lost at 4:05 Pm and restored at 4:58 PM. the hoist was not operational during that time frame....
11/17/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Had a fault for rope slip. after trouble shooting a damaged cable was found for the speed encoder sensor. Replaced speed encoder and repaired damaged cable. when powered back up another fault showed b...
11/06/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Employee was on EE's knees Cutting a piece of belt to make a splice. the employee was cutting towards self when the utility knife slipped and struck EE's right thigh. the area was approximately 6...
10/19/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The Employee Knelt down to change the water filter on the RCM SN JM7225 in the #5 entry on 2 section. Employee had left hand on top of the miner when a rock measuring approximately 12"" by 9"" by 7""...
08/01/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost The employee was leaving the 2-section power center, walking outby. When the employee went through the backup ventilation curtain, EE stepped on a rock 3' long X 1.5' wide X 8'' thick. straining the e...
06/23/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing cable bolts in the #9 entry on the #2 section. The employee's drill steel stopped up. While attempting to unstop the dust collection system the drill steel fell out of the...
06/20/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was on the #3 section in the #4 face Bolting on the #3 RB. The employee had finished drilling in the first row of the second cut. The employee placed left hand on the ground behind self t...
06/14/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Employee was bolting in the #5 face on the #2 section when a rock measuring 10""x6""x1/4"" fell from the top striking the employee in EE's hard hat causing a laceration to the left side of EE's ne...
05/30/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pulling the cat pads back together on the #7 Miner Serial #JM 6446A when the chain ratchet slipped off striking the employee on the left pinky finger. The incident resulted in a fract...