Big Creek Surface — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/11/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee was released by physician and returned to work on 6/9/25 from a previous injury. On 6/11/25 the employee was taken back out of work by physician when they reported continued back pain fro...
02/12/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee strained back at the start of employee's shift as employee was pulling themself up to the cab of the excavator.
02/12/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee developed welders flash (Photokeratitis) to their eyes when welding.
01/15/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was exiting the mine property in personal vehicle at the end of shift when employee collided with an empty coal truck that was traveling in the opposite direction on the mine haul road.
10/12/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost On 10/12/24 employee was outside the water truck and was in the process of entering the truck and twisted knee. Employee continued to work until employee was taken out of work by a physician on 10/23/...
01/26/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost The employee slipped when dismounting the equipment and got EE's left pinky finger and ring finger caught between a lid, resulting in a laceration and strain to EE's fingers.
04/29/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated that EE was tramming the D9 dozer when the park brake inadvertently became engaged causing EE to jolt EE's back. The employee completed shift and as EE stepped onto the mantrip, EE sta...
07/18/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was placing a strap under a 36 inch corrugated drain pipe down in a ditch
11/01/2016 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 31d restricted Employee was welding on the bucket of a loader when felt a strain in lower back when ee went to re-position self.
06/23/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee slipped and fell to the ground when attempting to mount an excavator.
04/07/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None No narrative on form that was submitted.
03/31/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 316d lost Working under hood of Komatsu HM400 truck and sprained/strained his back
01/06/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Rish Employee was standing approximately 20' away from two other individuals whom were associated with another organization who were attempting to free the rollers on an excavator. One of the employe...
04/28/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 337d lost Employee was getting off equipment to replace a grease tube on hammer. While he was exiting he slipped on track falling. He had a hold of hand rail and held on to try to stop his fall. His body weight...
02/16/2013 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Dozer operator was widening the road in preparation for moving the Highwall miner when the cutting edge of the dozer blade contacted a low pressure polyethylene coal bed methane 8"" gas line. This con...