Bailey Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,512 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/14/2026 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None IE was assisting placing new floor section into a vessel. The crew was in the process of lowering it in with an air hoist. The floor plate shifted and the employee's ankle/foot was wedged between the...
02/11/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None IE was shoveling the tunnel belt. As EE was shoveling under the stairs, EE bumped EE's head into the stairs. EE continued shoveling until EE bumped EE's head into the stairs again. Injury was not the...
02/03/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was operating an excavator on a hillside. The employee stepped out of the equipment and when they stepped onto the ground they slipped on ice and fell on left shoulder. Incident occurred on 0...
01/13/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping onto a general car when they slipped. This caused them to strike their left leg on the general car. The laceration was treated with 1 stitch. The employee returned to work with n...
01/13/2026 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at 6 South 101 x-cut between 7 & 8 entry. The fall measured 14ft wide and 16ft long. Initial height measurements did not indicate that the fall was above the prim...
01/02/2026 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was driving a mantrip out of the 6K section. There was a broken fish plate on one side of the rail that caused the rails to be uneven. EE's mantrip hit this rail causing EE to come to a abr...
12/29/2025 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 8d restricted Employee bent over to pick up a cable sling for PVC pipes and felt a pop in the center of EE's lower back.
12/18/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was installing 20ft center bolts in 1M headgate section. As employee was changing out drill steels, they lost their grip on the steels in the roof, causing them to fall striking the top of t...
12/15/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was unloading props from a flat car. When EE cut the band, the props fell from the car. As the employee stepped out of the way, EE tripped and was struck in the hand by a falling prop. Injury...
12/04/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted An employee was emptying a muck bucket that was filled with water to prepare it for a man trip. During this activity, the bucket started to rotate and dump the water towards the employee. The employee...
12/03/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee tripped over loose material in a crosscut. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
11/25/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a beam with another employee to put on top of bolter. The employee in the back tripped on rough bottom and dropped the beam. The beam accidentally slid, and inadvertently, the i...
11/20/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was prepping to drop roller and the grinder came out of their grip from kickback when cutting.
11/20/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting a high line hook of extra bits in the parts car at the load center. When EE let go of the hook, the end of the hook caused a laceration to EE's left index finger. Employee receive...
11/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee struck by screen deck during deck replacement. Employee struck by deck between deck and chute of screen in the hop area. Initial treatment sought on 11/16/25 with a follow up to specialist fo...
11/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was removing a piece of rigging from a screen deck. Employee positioned themselves between the screen deck and a piece of metal chute. Deck shifted forward striking the employee. Deck did not...
11/06/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up K-doors with crew to put on the hinges. A piece of metal skirting came loose from the door and slid and accidentally caused employee's thumb to get caught between two pieces o...
10/29/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 4 West area of the mine at 8 xcut. This event occurred in the track entry and extended through the crosscut to the belt. The fall measured approx 80ft wide...
10/29/2025 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was traveling walking through a low area and caught right ear on a piece of metal roof mesh causing a laceration. Employee was treated with 4 stitches and cleared to return to work.
10/23/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Walking down stairs from the 5th floor in 1A to the 4th floor 1A. Felt the knee twist as walking down the steps.
10/09/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee's pant leg got caught up in a fallen down branch while walking a stream for environmental monitoring. Upon trying to free EE's pant leg from the branch, EE lost EE's balance, fell and cu...
09/26/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting on the side of the miner in 7 South left section. As EE was pushing the bolt into the hole, the expander caught on the hole causing the bolt to bend. EE's hand was pinched betwe...
09/25/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was getting out of the shuttle car and stepped into a tire rut. EE twisted EE's right leg as EE fell to the ground. EE felt a pain in EE's right knee. EE continued to work all scheduled sh...
09/24/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee was assisting in loading a piece of rail onto a car. EE's right hand was caught between the rail and the bed of the car as another employee shoved the rail into position. Injury was not the r...
09/17/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost While bolting off of the miner in 5K CM section, a piece of rock fell while the employee was switching out the drill steels, pinching EE's hand between the drill steel and the rock. This caused a lac...
09/14/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Aleppo Elevator as taken out of service for an extended period of time. The elevator was showing a fault on the depth sensor. The system was not able to identify where the elevator was in the sh...
09/13/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee tripped while walking on the 4K longwall face. EE tried to catch self as EE fell and felt a pain in EE's left arm. EE continued to work all scheduled shifts until seeking medical treatment o...
09/06/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While employee was walking to the end of the track. They tripped and felt a pain in their right ankle. They had a follow up appointment on 9/9/25 and was diagnosed with a sprained ankle and subsequent...
09/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employees were pulling a CMI door closed with a come-along after changing a screen. The hinge of the door broke, and the door fell, striking the IE on the collarbone. Injury was not the result of a tr...
08/08/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt to take out slack to get thru door, belt shifted and knife slipped and accidentally struck employee in the leg area causing injury.
08/07/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was a bolter helper that was installing roof bolts, Operator lowered the bolter head and struck the employees hand between a drill steel and the bolter head. This caused a laceration that st...
08/06/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at 105 xcut in 6 south area of the mine. This fall occurred in a belt line intersection. The fall measured approximately 50ft long by40ft wide by 20ft high. The...
08/02/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A unintentional roof fall occurred in the #1 entry of 6 south @ 61 crosscut. The fall measured approx. 50ft long by 8ft high by 16ft wide. The fall occurred due to unconsolidated laminated shale abov...
07/21/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was standing on the pan-line chain when a rock fell from the roof, at the tip of the shields, and flopped toward the employee. The rock struck the employee and pinned them against the panlin...
07/16/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 14L miner section. This was located in the #2 belt entry between #1 and the #2 crosscut. The fall measured approximately 65ft long 16ft wide and 20ft high....
07/10/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost While the employee was hanging cables, EE slipped and fell backwards twisting EE's right ankle. EE worked all scheduled shifts until EE was treated for a sprained ankle on 8/21/25 and subsequently ta...
07/03/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost A Bailey Prep Plant employee was in the process of installing new CMI belts. As EE stood on a working platform, the anchorage points of the platform failed allowing the employee to fall down the A1,...
07/02/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred between 71 and 72 x-cut in the number 2 entry of 4 South. This area is not an active area and is the travelway for a weekly exam. This area was previously supported...
07/01/2025 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 16d restricted EE was cutting a 2'x6'x10' piece of wood in half. EE was cutting with a circular saw. EE's co-worker was holding onto one side of board while EE was holding other side. EE had almost cut completely t...
06/23/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was operating the headgate side of the longwall shearer. As they were cutting to the tailgate, the employee tripped. They struck their right calf off of the toes of the shields when they land...
05/23/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting up old belt to depose of it. While cutting the knife blade broke and slipped and cut into their left upper thigh. Employee received two stiches.
05/21/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was attempting to get out of the skid steer. When EE stepped out EE's right boot got caught on the bucket causing EE to fall to the ground and land on EE's ankle
05/18/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was cutting a rope off of a tarp off of a handrail. They knelt down and on right knee and started to cut the ripe free and the wind was blowing and they slipped with the knife and cut into th...
05/15/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was attempting to lift a spool of telephone wire from a storage trailer on the refuse pile. Employee felt a pain behind EE's right shoulder.
05/07/2025 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking between a piece of equipment and the coal rib, when they struck their right forearm on an installed rib strap causing a laceration. The laceration was treated with 5 stitches, em...
05/07/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was cleaning rock off of the top of the miner when a piece of rock slid off of the miner head and struck them on the right foot. Employee was diagnosed with a fracture to their little toe (m...
05/05/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee began experiencing shoulder pain on May 5th 2025. Overhead strain handling a rock dust hose caused the pain to increase. It has been diagnosed that tendinopathy with a partial articular surf...
05/02/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 13L longwall at 43x-cut. The fall occurred between the 2-3 entry and extended into the #3 entry. The fall measure approx. 30ft long by 16ft wide by 20 ft h...
04/06/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee retrieving a piece of steel plate from plate rack. While bending over another piece of punch plate contacted employee causing laceration to employees left cheek. No Lost time or restrictions....
02/21/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting a vertical pin keeper on longwall face and using a horizontal pin to hit it in place. Employee accidentally hit left finger with the pin causing injury.