Antelope Coal Mine — Accidents

Total: 125 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/22/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost It had snowed on and off all day and the temperature was 16 degrees. There was snow on the ground where the employee parked their service truck. The employee exited the service truck and started to wa...
08/19/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Chunks of coal were found smoking on an inaccessible bench in ramp 25.
07/04/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While loading a train, and after sitting for a long period, team member's back started to spasm, which led to some pain.
04/30/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost EE was tightening a nut on the a frame of a haul truck with a high torque gun, when the torque gun came of the nut and struck EE's finger between the gun and the truck frame.
02/16/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee fell while stepping out of a crew van onto frozen ground at the start of shift. The employee was diagnosed with a fractured fibula.
02/10/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing cutting edges on 24H grader, while using impact to remove hardware, a nut came out of socket, bounced off the ground and hit employee in the lower lip resulting in a chipped toot...
12/23/2021 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 52d lost While loosening lug nuts on a haul truck tire, an employee pinched their finger between a rad gun reaction arm and the tire rim. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the injury.
11/17/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator of haul truck noticed the GPS/Dispatch unit was not fastened securely. The employee decided to cut the zip tie to prevent damage to the unit, then call maintenance. The employee used a pocke...
07/27/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Hot coal was discovered on a highwall creating smoke. No flame observed. No miners were working in the area. The hot coal was covered with dirt eliminating the issue.
06/27/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost After dismounting a track hoe, the employee tripped on a chunk of dirt and fell (same level) onto EE's arm. The employee was evaluated and returned to work. The employee continued to have shoulder p...
02/23/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Hot coal was observed at ramp 34 in the east side of the pit. This did not result in injury, damage or impairment.
11/05/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost While walking on the ground to access a pickup truck, the employee rolled foot. This caused the employee to lose balance and fall to the ground.
09/11/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None While conducting work place inspection smoke was seen coming from the Andeson Coal Seam in Ramp 50 East Pit. Have been experiencing raining conditions. There were no flames seen, only smoke. No miners...
07/17/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost While spreading rock on a road with a scraper, the machine hit a bump jolting the operator. The bodily motion caused a sprain/strain to EE's shoulder rotator cuff.
06/19/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None While on a break, an employee had symptoms of a serious medical issue not related to work. Approximately 3 hours later, while under the care of EMS, the employee was pronounced deceased.
06/13/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A haul truck driver sustained an eye injury when dust entered the employee's eye after turning the air conditioning fan on high speed. The employee was evaluated by an eye doctor and prescribed medic...
03/17/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost The employee was working from a work platform, EE was trying to repair a hydraulic leak on a water truck. Another employee was moving the oil cart and struck the bottom of the work platform causing th...
01/20/2019 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 31d lost A Haul truck operator has been diagnosed with a degenerative spine condition. Symptoms are aggravated by activities at work and at home. Progression of the disease is now interfering with the employe...
10/28/2018 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 84d lost While installing a cable crossing, employee's right foot was caught under the crossing while a Rubber Tire Dozer was pushing it into place. Within approximately 5 minutes the employee's foot was rele...
10/15/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost The employee was assisting with a shovel move. The employee and three others were preparing to place the cable in the mule when the employee felt a pain and pop in right calf muscle.
09/26/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was visualized in West Pit near the east end of ramp 33 in the Anderson seam (this in an inactive work area).No flames were visualized.
09/22/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was noted in the West Pit ramp 35 area. The smoke could not be extinguished within 30 minutes so MSHA was notified. Measures were taken to protect employees and a plan was formulated to dump ove...
08/04/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole in a metal bracket. The drill bit caught on a burr- twisting the employees right hand, resulting in a fracture to the 4th metacarpal of the right hand.
07/11/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost The shovel dipper would not trip so the shovel operator started to swing the dipper back to the dig face, the door opened over the tail of the truck. The bed came up jarring the haul truck driver. EE...
02/16/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to reposition a small section of chute liner, the liner came to a stop and the mechanics gloved hand slid along the bottom edge. The liner had been worn down to a sharp edge and cut...
11/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost While moving electric shovel cable, employee was struck by the cable in the left ankle. Employee was watching the cable and the pickup in front of EE when a section of cable contacted the employee fr...
06/22/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding on a weld, employee got a small fleck of metal in left eye. The fleck of metal was not able to be removed on site so the employee was taken to the eye doctor to have it removed. The em...
01/08/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Foreign body in right eye.
10/14/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a ratchet to remove a coupling bolt when the socket that was connected slipped off of the nut. This caused the handle of the ratchet to make contact with his bottom lip and the top...
06/15/2015 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None On 6/15 another weather system went through the SMA Pit of the Antelope Mine. Miners and equipment were removed from the pit. No miners were trapped or injured. At approximately 9:20pm a call was mad...
06/08/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost While pressing in the master pin on the rail of a Komatsu Excavator the culet in the track press failed. The mechanic was standing behind the track with his hand in the air holding a flash light whil...
06/04/2015 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None On 6/3 a weather system went through the Antelope Mine. At 8:00PM the SMA pit was evacuated due to lightening. A rain storm followed at 11:00PM. When the shift supervisor went back to the pit to inspe...
04/20/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee tripped while walking down a flight of stairs. Employee was diagnosed by an Emergency Room physician as having a concussion from hitting his head during the fall, as well as a Distal Bicep T...
03/25/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was preparing a chain come-a-long that was going to be used. While pulling the chain slack, the dead end hook slipped off of a threaded stud. The come-a-long struck the employee in the fa...
03/05/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost While putting tools away into the lower drawer of his toolbox, the employee was kneeling down on his left knee. When he was done putting the tools away, the employee simply stood straight up. In doin...
11/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was mounting the right hand steer tire on a 24H blade. He bent over to stand the bead seat band up on end. As he began to stand back up straight, the employee felt a sharp pain in his lower...
09/01/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost While unhooking the D-ring rope from the back deck of the Rubber Tire Dozer, the employee lost his grip on the grab bar and fell approximately 4' to the ground. The employee landed on his left arm wh...
05/05/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee reached up to turn off the overhead mounted air conditioning unit in the Cat rubber tire dozer that he was operating. In doing so he felt and heard a pop in his right shoulder. This was fol...
03/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling on a rope that was attached to a road sign, the employee was trying to place the rope over the ball hitch of his pick up truck so he could move the sign to another part of the min...
01/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost After completing his shift, the injured miner was walking through the parking lot to get in his car pool. When he passed between two parked cars, he slipped and fell. The fall caused soft tissue injur...
12/06/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost The shop welder was attempting to straighten a metal step on the car body of an excavator. He was using a large pry bar and a propane torch to try and straighten the bent area. As he was applying pres...
10/20/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None A plant mechanic found an employee on the floor and unresponsive. The mechanic called a mine rescues squad member to come check on the unresponsive employee. Rescue measures were initiated, Mayday an...
10/17/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost A plant mechanic was standing on the walk way near the belt line assisting with the startup of the belt. As the mechanic turned to walk up the belt line walkway, he felt and heard a ""pop"" in the cal...
09/02/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost employee was assembling a new ladder. during the line up process, he was using a pry bar and a line up bar. another employee was assisting in the process and was using a hammer. when the ladder was st...
07/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost The employee was placing poly pipe over the high wall when the pipe came loose from the chain connecting it to a pickup truck. When the pipe came loose it struck the employee on the ground and knocke...
03/29/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding in a confined space for most of his shift. At the end of the shift he felt a discomfort in his eye before he left the mine site. He did not report this incident until the followi...
03/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee was walking on uneven terrain in muddy, wet, slick conditions. He slipped and fell on his hands and knees.
01/31/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was working on a dozer in the shop, as he climbed off the dozer he felt his right knee lock up. He was unable to straighten his right knee.
01/31/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was installing a belly pan on a track dozer. When he pulled back on the belly pan trying to get it in to place the belly pan pop up catching his thumb between the belly pan and the hinge on t...
12/01/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 14d restricted An employee was working in the cab of a haul truck, he exited the cab and descended the ladder. He stepped on the grating on the lower deck platform. The grating moved and he rolled his ankle and fell...