Bailey Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,512 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/20/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was looping shield hoses and walking by another employee that was removing a staple using two hammers to pry out the staple. When striking hammer, a piece of metal from the hammer accidental...
02/15/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Contractor bent over a generator panel to change an alternator belt. This caused a back injury.
02/14/2025 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Bailey Prep Plant employee was climbing onto a screenbowl to install the spray bar when they felt a pop and after some time felt a burning sensation. The employee began to miss work on 03-24-2025.
02/11/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working with a 30mil chain on the Crabapple slope bottom while hooking up supply cars. EE pinched right middle finger between the chain and the general car causing a laceration. EE was...
01/29/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 6 south area of the mine at 102 xcut in the #5 entry (Track). This fall measured 18ft long by 8ft high by 50 ft wide. The fall was caused by adverse roof condi...
01/27/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost At #6 EE was parked beside the refuse shop. EE exited EE's pickup truck to take supplies to a truck driver that was in line at the bin. When walking back to EE's truck EE slipped on the ice and fell b...
01/20/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was assisting another employee push a 16 ft cable bolt into a drilled hole and felt a pain in EE's left bicep. EE continued to work all scheduled shifts but was taken off to repair a torn bi...
01/13/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 279d lost Employee has been experiencing left shoulder pain that continues to get worse while preforming normal job duties, After seeking medical attention the employee was diagnosed with glenohumeral degenerat...
01/02/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 4 west track entry at 5 x-cut. This fall occurred due to adverse geological roof conditions that caused the roof strata to separate above the primary bolts....
12/26/2024 HOISTING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee operating hoist had their right ring and pinky finger smashed after running the hoist block onto their fingers. Injury was not a result of lack of training.
12/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 281d lost Employee lost control of a high pressure wash down hose while hosing the right side of the stage loader in 12L. The hose struck EE in the face causing fractures to EE's face.
12/12/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost IE was using a tag line for a suspended load when EE stumbled over a traffic cone causing EE to fall to the ground injuring left ribs and elbow. After medical evaluation, IE had no broken bones but di...
12/04/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 271d lost Employee was grabbing the hook of a top roller in which was halfway off of the bottom belt. Afterwards, employee felt damage to their right hand.
11/26/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was a passenger in a mantrip that picked a switch and derailed. Employee struck head and right shoulder on the inside of the passenger compartment of the mantrip. Injury was not the result of...
11/13/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 12L section at 14 Crosscut between the intake and the track entries. This fall fell from the center bolt of the xcut to the out by rib. Size approx. 25ft l...
11/07/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An Unintentional roof fall occurred in the 6 South area of the mine. This fall occurred at 101 X-cut in the #7 track entry. The fall measured approximately 31 ft long by 16ft high by 16ft wide.
10/30/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was operating a locomotive. The equipment came off of the track (D-railed) causing it to hit the ground. They braced to hit the ground by putting a hand on the frame of the windshield. The...
10/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A bolt broke on a chute and the chute landed on employee's right middle finger, causing a laceration. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
10/22/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Employee was installing a roof bolt off of the miner when a piece of rock fell from the roof (apex) striking the employee. The rock measured approximately 2ft long by 2-3ft wide by 6 to 10inches thic...
10/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee attempted to uncouple a mantrip by hand. They reached for a coupler and attempted to disconnect. At the same time, another employee hit the hydraulic uncoupler on mantrip and then injured emp...
10/16/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was roof bolting off of the side of the miner when a piece of rock fell from the roof at the edge of the roof mesh and struck EE on the side/back of the neck head and shoulder. Piece of rock...
09/24/2024 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 345d lost While rib bolting off of the continuous miner in 7 South mains between 4 and 5 entry at 10.5 xcut, a piece of the rib fell from above the rib bolt striking the employee on the right leg causing a frac...
09/24/2024 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 345d lost Employee was operating the continuous miner in 7 South mains. A piece of rib fell out while mining between 4-5 entry at 10.5 X-cut and struck the employee pushing employee to the ground. The employe...
09/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rib pinning in the 14L Section, when a rock fell from the mesh and struck EE in the left ear. Employee finished EE's shift and was treated to close the laceration with 6 stitches. Employe...
09/21/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing intersection bolts in the 7 South Left Section, when EE was removing EE's drill steels from the roof, it slipped and struck EE in the bottom lip. Employee finished EE's shift a...
09/18/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was removing debris when a piece of rock fell between two shields and struck EE in left hand. EE was wearing EE's metacarpal gloves at the time. Injury was not the result of a training or com...
09/03/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting a crib bag fill hose with a cutting tool and in the process cut left index finger, causing a laceration. This incident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules and...
08/19/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was resting left hand on the frame of the Headgate drive when the shields began to push the drive forward, EE's fingers were pinched between the HG drive frame and a cover. This caused a fra...
08/04/2024 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee passed out while looking for tool on floor of transfer tower at crabapple slope. Cause of due to pre-existing medical conditions with BP & heart. Bruised ribs were result of falling over. Fir...
07/09/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 401d lost Employee was assisting changing bits on the tailgate shearer drum. When a rock fell from the tip of the shields and struck the employee on the back of the head and neck causing a laceration. The empl...
06/24/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost EE was walking on tight side of belt at 7 wall 2K long wall and went to step over coal accumulation and a rock that was about 2ft. wide and as EE was slipping EE caught EE's left foot under the rock a...
06/21/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing excess jabco cable from the 7 South Belt, when the employee struck left hand with a hammer causing a laceration that was medically treated with 6 sutures to close. Employee did n...
05/29/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was carrying a middle roller weighing about 4.5 lbs. Employee slipped and roller came down on EE's left 1st finger.
05/23/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple brakeman car was taking out of service for an extended period of time due to a fault that occurred with the panel view touch screen. The panel view was replaced by another programmed un...
05/20/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None No injuries as a result of this incident. Plant operators were doing minor plant maintenance in preparation for beginning operations for the day. At Approximately 0540 hours plant personnel noticed a...
05/15/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Employee stepped through a man door and twisted EE's right knee. Employee was diagnosed with a fracture to EE's patella and was taken off work for rehab.
04/19/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 80d lost Employee began feeling pain in right knee while working in the Crabapple shop. Employee continued to work for several months until taken off of work on 8/15 and diagnosed with Degeneration damage to...
03/26/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 13d restricted Swinging 12 lb sledgehammer at a block wall. Missed wall and hyperextended Rt arm and falling to the ground. Employee said EE felt like something popped in Rt shoulder and in the same shoulder 3 weeks...
03/25/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of 1/4 tubing with a belt knife. The knife went through the tubing and inadvertently struck EE's left index finger causing a laceration that was medically treated with 6...
03/23/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a ""tilt out"" bolt off of the miner in 13L section. A small piece of roof rock vibrated loose from the roof corner, while employee was drilling the hole. The rock fell strik...
03/23/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing a pan jack hose fitting on the miner in 3K when a piece of rock fell from the roof between two roof straps striking EE. Employee suffered a laceration to the right ear as a res...
03/18/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 244d lost While swinging a sledgehammer to remove the pin on a ram car battery jack, employee felt a sudden pain in the left knee. Employee missed scheduled work due to knee immobilization.
03/15/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple hoist car was taken out of service for an extended period of time. This was due to a crack in the coupler support beam that was found during a routine examination. There was nothing on t...
03/12/2024 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Bailey Prep Plant warehouse employee was operating a forklift when the employee inadvertently hit a center strap that was located on a pallet. The center strap kicked up and struck employee's right-...
03/12/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Employee was pulling a 2-inch discharge line and felt a pain in right shoulder. Employee was diagnosed with a torn labrum in right shoulder that needs surgical repair. Worked all scheduled shifts un...
03/07/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was involved in the recovering of track rails in the 12L longwall section. The scoop that was being used during the process, struck a piece of the track causing the other end of the rail to...
02/25/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was detected on the 5 South #1 Belt starter located on Dry Ridge bottom. A breakdown of the insulation on the windings caused the secondary side of the transformer to go phase to phase causing...
02/22/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making a volcanize splice. EE was using a set of electrical shears to cut the rubber belt. While EE was using the tool, EE had put down pressure on the tool in which it cut up through the...
02/20/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on belts and was cutting belt while on knees. The knife accidentally slipped and EE cut self above the knee causing injury.
02/16/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was changing a v-belt on a pulley attached to the gear box. While turning the pulley, the employee's hand was caught between the pulley and the belt. Injury was not the result of a training o...