Black Mountain Quarry — Accidents

Total: 166 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/28/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was lifting a full oxygen bottle into a UTV and during this task the bottle slipped pinching their right ring finger in between the bottle and tailgate causing a laceration and fracture of the fing...
01/26/2026 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None K2 Elevator stopped between 6&7 floor w/ contractor inside @ 13:24. MSHA called 13:55 ref. 04940914. Service contractor notified & arrived 15:25. Stuck person out at 16:03. MSHA notified 16:04.
01/20/2026 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None K2 elevator stopped moving with contractor inside. Contacted Control Room approx 12:25pm. Attempts to get elevator to move unsuccessful. Contracted elevator service company called. MSHA notified of en...
09/12/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted This is a personal issue on this employee from pre-existing condition. EE was preparing to gather EE's tools when EE slipped and felt a pop in EE's groin area.
05/20/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Hot material flushed from dust collector hopper causing burns on left and right ankles.
04/16/2025 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 10:55AM two employees reported to their immediate supervisor that they were stuck in the K3 elevator between the 5th & 6th floors. Executive Elevator was notified at 11:08AM and arriv...
03/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE was attempting to close passenger elevator door, in the process of doing so EE smashed middle finger. Injury was treated as a first aid. On 03/10/25 EE requested medical evaluation which resulted i...
12/03/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Technician was climbing a ladder while holding a hammer on one hand. When the EE stepped on the third step of the ladder, the ladder shifted, and as a result EE fell and landed on EE's side on top of...
04/22/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working as a tool handler when EE felt dust in eyes. EE visited a clinic on the same day to receive treatment. The doctor confirmed that it was dust that had caused the irritation in the eye. T...
04/10/2024 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was using a jackhammer to break up hardened material. While operating the jackhammer the bit slipped off a large chunk being broken at the time and penetrated the employees work boot just beh...
01/09/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None elevator unexpectedly stopped between the 3rd and 4th floor of k2 tower. Several attempts to get the elevator unstuck were made and elevator maintenance contractor was called. The elevator stopped due...
12/21/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The step switch oil tank for raw mill caught fire likely due to the motor continuing to run after the command from the PLC was given to stop. The wound rotor leads flowed current to the high resistanc...
11/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The employee pinched two fingers in a Coal mill rotor while checking for tight spots. This resulted in lacerations on two fingers requiring stitches. The employee was released to work with modificatio...
11/12/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoldering coal on coal pad.
05/31/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 268d lost Worker was removing a rock from an airlock when the rock slipped and smashed their left middle finger between the rock and the housing. This caused a fracture and laceration to the employee's finger....
03/13/2023 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None A contractor employee working during plant outage attempted to use the elevator when it became stuck between the floor 3 & 4. Attempts to get the elevator to restart were unsuccessful. Elevator contra...
06/06/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE removed the bolts on the torque arm for the airlock which was believed to be plugged. When the last bolt was removed the torque arm moved pinning the impact gun the EE was holding against the wall...
12/30/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was assisting in unchoking a plugged airline for the ckd system. The employee was attempting to re-install the nipple on the airlock and inadvertent contact with the airlock causing the emplo...
09/27/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted EE was descending a 10 ft ladder. The EE was wearing Bulky wet and muddy leather gloves. When EE began the descent, EE lost grip and fell straight down. EE first impacted their feet, then hit their hi...
08/02/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Miners were taking the K2 elevator to 7th floor. accidently pressing th Estop button. The elevator stop and was stuck. After it reset itself the car began moving releasing the trapped miners. No one w...
07/08/2021 FIRE INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None While fighting a fire in the clinker barn, a Fire Fighter sustained 1st and 2nd degree burns while fighting a conveyor belt fire in the clinker barn. The fire fighter was treated for the injury and ta...
07/08/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Hot clinker dumped from the pan conveyor onto the rubber conveyor belt causing the belt to heat up and burn. This was caused due to a programming error programmed by the manufacturer of the plant when...
02/03/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator became stuck between floor 4 and 5 of the the preheater tower. The elevator co had to be called out to get the contractor out of the elevator. The contractor was out of the elevator at 12:45...
11/25/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Odor of smoldering coal was reported and we began to immediately look for source. Once source was detected we began to dig and drag material to extinguish it. The loader became stuck in coal pile and...
11/19/2020 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None 4 miners became trapped in an elevator when the elevator over traveled 4in and stopped. Miners communicated via radio to control room that they were stuck. Elevator tech were contacted and responded....
05/22/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None FBC 2 conveyance system that transports coke to the mill had a return idler that has ceased and was no longer turning. Due to this condition the belt when running created friction against the return i...
02/21/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Multifuel media was smelled smoldering. We immediately began searching for source. Equip. was removed from service. Found source in dust collection equip. washed out bin with water. Called as soon as...
12/30/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 406d restricted EE was installing fike canisters weighting 133-148lbs on 12-30-19. EE developed pain in back over the next 2 days reported injury on Jan 2, did not want medical evaluation until Jan 7. Dr sent EE back...
12/14/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Coal was observed to start smoldering on the coal pad. We immediately began looking for the source. We began digging the large pile and compacting it to smother any smoldering. It took approx. 8hrs to...
11/11/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None CO sensor at 50 ton coal bin quit working and unknown to the operator. The operator ran the coal bin empty in order to perform repairs at the drive sprocket for the screw. There was no ventilation in...
11/01/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE reported to work on 11-2-18 complaining of possible flash burn to EE's L eye from welding. The EE was taken for a medical evaluation and it was found EE had a fine piece of metal in eye. The EE was...
06/21/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was detected at our multi-fuel tent. Within minutes the tent burst into flames. We applied water to the pile of tire fluff for about 25 minutes. At this time there were no flames. We then use a...
05/27/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 298d lost, 15d restricted An employee moving a set of rail cars to a spur track, stepped off of a train car from the built in ladder designed for the car and felt a pain in ankle. EE did break both the bones in lower leg. The...
03/04/2017 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Over the road truck driver was making a delivery at mine site when employee stopped at our control room thinking was having a heart attack. Called 911, EMT did EKG, neg. on heart attack, but they did...
01/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance Mechanic was replacing the seal in an air pipe under the K2 Cooler, while removing the pipe, it turned and made the front end of the pipe go up and pinch left ring finger between the pipe...
11/24/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of connecting a second come a long to the bucket elevator when the first come a long hook slip off striking the employee in the face knocking out a tooth.
10/10/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted October 10th Employee was using two wrenches to tighten DBH1 damper cylinder bolts when the lower wrench employee was holding with left hand slipped and employee's left wrist bent and hit the cylinder...
08/30/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went to K3 DTV to investigate a problem. The problem on the K3 DTV system lower gate was slamming hard when it closed. To fix the problem employee dialed the regulator down and gave it back t...
04/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While forklift operator was wedging piping into vessel using wood block, the wood block came loose striking finger of right hand against vessel. EE stated - was fine; however, EE later goes to doctor...
03/16/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 47d restricted Employee injured left calf muscle while performing routine duties. While holding grease-gun in EE's right hand, EE proceeded to step onto the lower step of the inspection platform. As EE mounted the...
01/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While shoveling loose materials from the floor a machinery guard tipped over and struck the employee on the upper back and head. The guard had been disassembled by maintenance personnel just previous...
10/01/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE was experiencing numbness and tingling in for arm as a result of using water blaster. ***Per phone call, this occurred over the course of only one shift***
08/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 164d lost employee was sliding and lifting a metal beam and felt a tingle in left arm
06/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee opened a port without PPE and the heat caused a burn on his arm.
11/04/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two employees were traveling upward in the K3 elevator when it stopped between the second and third floor. Another employee tried to open an outer door while the elevator was in motion, triggering th...
09/16/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Coal was smoldering and was spotted at approximately 10:40 AM. It was not extinguished within 30 minutes and was called into MSHA at approximately 11:09 AM. This coal fire was extinguished on Septem...
08/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost EE was stepping up onto a forklift and as she was pulling herself up with both hands and arms her left foot was pushing her body upward causing pain and popping in her left foot.
06/18/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Wood chips were stored in the back of the plant across from the bone yard that were going to be used for reclamation. The wood chip pile spontaneously caught on fire. It was completely extinguished...
06/13/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE was drilling holes closest to the edge of the 3775 bench. The bench had a contour, EE misjudged his clearance and drove the drill off of the bench. The drill went over sideways to the next level...
05/28/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was clocked out and was leaving the plant to go home. He lost control of his vehicle and it rolled. He was seen at St. Mary's Emergency Room as a precautionary measure.